United KingdomRegional guide

Post offices and parcel points in Essex

  • 96Places
  • 1,523Locations
  • 260Post offices
  • 647Parcel shops
  • 158Courier branches
  • 432Parcel lockers
  • 14Carriers

Towns and districts

96
  • Abridge 2213
    8
  • Alresford 12
    3
  • Althorne 1
    1
  • Basildon 9431830
    102
  • Bicknacre 2
    2
  • Billericay 51755
    33
  • Black Notley 11
    2
  • Boreham 15
    6
  • Boxted 11
    2
  • Braintree 1128515
    60
  • Brentwood 935915
    70
  • Brightlingsea 2411
    9
  • Buckhurst Hill 5913
    18
  • Burnham-on-Crouch 1522
    10
  • Canvey Island 517212
    36
  • Castle Hedingham 2
    2
  • Chelmsford 15702053
    164
  • Chigwell 4615
    16
  • Chipping Ongar 2511
    9
  • Clacton-on-Sea 1345525
    89
  • Coggeshall 112
    4
  • Colchester 32843051
    197
  • Cold Norton 42
    6
  • Danbury 11
    2
  • Dedham 221
    5
  • Dovercourt 2215
    10
  • Earls Colne 113
    5
  • Eight Ash Green 234
    9
  • Elmstead Market 12
    3
  • Elsenham 111
    3
  • Epping 41224
    23
  • Frinton-on-Sea 2935
    20
  • Grange Hill 13
    4
  • Great Bardfield 32
    5
  • Great Bentley 111
    3
  • Great Chesterford 11
    2
  • Great Dunmow 1334
    11
  • Great Horkesley 111
    3
  • Great Leighs 11
    2
  • Great Wakering 311
    5
  • Great Yeldham 1
    1
  • Hadleigh 188
    17
  • Halstead 51022
    19
  • Harlow 831522
    67
  • Harwich 411210
    28
  • Hatfield Heath 111
    3
  • Hatfield Peverel 1111
    4
  • High Ongar 421
    7
  • Ingatestone 2323
    11
  • Ingrave 1
    1
  • Kelvedon 22
    4
  • Kelvedon Hatch 1211
    5
  • Latchingdon and Snoreham 212
    5
  • Layer de la Haye 11
    2
  • Little Clacton 2
    2
  • Little Dunmow 13
    4
  • Little Hallingbury 1
    1
  • Maldon 51129
    28
  • Manningtree 4514
    15
  • Marks Tey 112
    4
  • Mayland 121
    4
  • Mistley 123
    6
  • Newport 42
    6
  • Old Harlow 1
    1
  • Pitsea 224
    8
  • Rayleigh 728516
    57
  • Rayne 114
    6
  • Rochford 512112
    30
  • Rowhedge 41
    5
  • Roydon 1
    1
  • Saffron Walden 6827
    24
  • Saint Osyth 11
    2
  • Shenfield 111
    3
  • Sible Hedingham 122
    5
  • Silver End 211
    4
  • South Benfleet 31626
    27
  • Southminster 33
    6
  • Stansted Mountfitchet 1214
    8
  • Steeple Bumpstead 2
    2
  • Stock 1
    1
  • Takeley 12
    3
  • Thaxted 32
    5
  • Theydon Bois 2412
    9
  • Thorpe le Soken 12
    3
  • Tiptree 1113
    7
  • Tollesbury 11
    2
  • Waltham Abbey 21124
    19
  • Walton-on-the-Naze 2211
    6
  • West Bergholt 11
    2
  • West Horndon 2
    2
  • West Mersea 121
    4
  • Wickford 21244
    23
  • Wickham Bishops 11
    2
  • Witham 413411
    33
  • Wivenhoe 121
    4
  • Writtle 1
    1

Carriers

14

About this area

We list 1,523 locations in Essex, across 96 towns and cities. InPost, Evri, Post Office and DPD have the most locations here.

Colchester has the most locations, 197 in all. Basildon is the most populous place, but not the one with the most locations. Chelmsford and Basildon follow among the busiest.

28% of the locations are parcel lockers — 432 machines. They are found in 71 of the 96 places we list.

Of the 400 locations with known opening hours, 100% open on Saturday and 70% on Sunday.

In all, 14 different carriers are named among the locations. Measured against the population of the listed places, there are 11.7 locations for every 10,000 people.