Eastwood, Essex

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Eastwood
Village sign, depicting St Laurence Church
Eastwood Location within Essex
Population	9,364 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ832892
Unitary authority	Southend-on-Sea
Ceremonial county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEIGH-ON-SEA
Postcode district	SS9
Dialling code	01702
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Southend West
List of places UK England Essex 51°34′08″N 0°39′49″E / 51.569°N 0.6636°E / 51.569; 0.6636

Eastwood is a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It was formerly a civil parish, the main part of which was absorbed into the municipal borough of Southend-on-Sea in 1933.

It is bordered by Rayleigh to the west, Rochford to the north-east, and Belfairs, part of Leigh-on-Sea, to the south. To the north lies Edwards Hall Park, a large area of open countryside, part of which is farmland. This green space extends all the way to Hockley Woods, and Hockley. There are also several play parks throughout Eastwood.

Eastwood has good bus links to both Southend and the surrounding areas, with popular services including Arriva Southend's route 9 service, and First Essex's route 20 service. The nearby Southend Airport operates a range of European passenger flights. The nearest railway station is Southend Airport station on the Great Eastern Main Line with services to London Liverpool Street operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. There are currently no buses connecting the north side of Eastwood (north of the A127) with the south side and its administrative town of Leigh-on-Sea.

It is a mainly residential area. The parish is served by the Grade I listed medieval St. Laurence and All Saints Church, Eastwood^[2] which sits at the end of the main runway for Southend Airport.

There is some light industry, mainly centred about the A127 dual carriageway and Progress Road industrial estate. There is one secondary school, The Eastwood Academy, a mixed school with about 850 pupils (in 2004). The Eastwood Academy is home to the Eastwood Theatre.

According to figures from Southend Borough Council,^[3] Eastwood has half the national average of people having degree-level qualifications, but the number of home-owners is above average.