Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Southend-on-Sea · Region: Eastern
Explore Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westcliff-on-Sea map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Westcliff-on-Sea |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.539962 |
| Longitude | 0.690886 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Westcliff-on-Sea catches the low, silver light of the Thames Estuary, where the salt air meets the suburban brickwork of Essex. It lies 0.9 miles west of Southend-on-Sea (from Southend-on-Sea: bearing 269°T, OS grid TQ 867 857). The landscape tilts toward the water, where the mudflats of Chalkwell Oaze shimmer like hammered pewter during the long, retreating tides. Above the shoreline, the Cliffs Pavilion acts as a sentinel of sound and stage, projecting its silhouette against the vast, shifting sky. Victorian architecture lines the higher ground, maintaining a steady, dignified presence that overlooks the rhythmic pulse of the North Sea. Residents often walk toward the water to witness the changing tides, a daily ritual that defines the character of Westcliff-on-Sea as much as the sea-fret that occasionally softens the horizon. The salt-crusted breeze carries the faint, lingering scent of kelp and distant shipping lanes, grounding the suburban streets in the ancient geography of the coast. These elevated paths provide a vantage point where the hum of the modern world fades, replaced by the persistent, hollow call of gulls circling the estuary.
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Explore Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.539962, 0.690886. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |