Bacteriostatic water in Wickford

Local facts for Wickford

Wickford sits in the SS12 postcode district (SS area), within Basildon, East of England, England.

SS12 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Wickford go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Greenwich, Chemistry, 39 km
• Queen Mary University of London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 40 km
• The University of Essex, Biological Sciences, 41.7 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Wickford with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 45.4 km west
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 46.1 km west
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 46.3 km west
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 47.7 km west
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 49.9 km west
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 50 km west
• The University of Kent (UKPRN 10007150): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 51.8 km south-east
• Canterbury Christ Church University (UKPRN 10001143): Biological Sciences, 54.1 km south-east

Nearby: Pitsea (5.5 km), Rayleigh (6.6 km), Basildon (6.7 km), South Benfleet (7.2 km), Billericay (7.3 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Wickford lies east of St Albans, about 61.3 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SS postcode area (18 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• Basildon, SS15, 6.7 km
• Castle Point, SS7, 8.8 km
• Hadleigh, SS7, 8.8 km
• Corringham, SS17, 10.8 km
• Stanford-le-Hope, SS17, 11 km
• Canvey Island, SS8, 11.2 km
• Leigh-on-Sea, SS9, 11.8 km
• Rochford, SS4, 13.3 km

Postcode districts in the SS area covered by our East of England location pages: SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4, SS6, SS7, SS8, SS9, SS12, SS13, SS15, SS17.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Basildon (5 location pages): Pitsea 5.5 km, Basildon 6.7 km, Basildon 6.7 km, Billericay 7.3 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Wickford: north, South Woodham Ferrers (7.8 km); east, Rayleigh (6.6 km); south, Pitsea (5.5 km); west, Billericay (7.3 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Wickford: 9; within 25 km: 39; within 50 km: 76.

Map reference: 51.6132, 0.5208 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074571287).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.