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Vol. IFriday, 30 October 2026SW1A 2AA

Westminster · London

SW1A 2AA

Westminster

Richard Norman Shaw is commemorated by a plaque about 300 m from SW1A 2AA.

WESTMINSTER, 30 October 2026. Compiled from 8 public registers. Last revised 30 October 2026.

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London - panoramio (196). Photo: MC 26, CC BY 3.0.

The postcode SW1A 2AA lies in the built-up area of the City of Westminster, in London, England.1 Behind them lies an L-shaped garden of 1/2 acre (0.2 ha), normally closed to the public.23 9 Downing Street, also within 25 metres, is recorded as a building of public administration.4

Written in part from the Wikipedia articles cited; this text is adapted from them and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Notable residents

Richard Norman Shaw, born 7 May 1831 and died 17 November 1912, is commemorated by a plaque 280 m south-east.5 Henry William Stanhope, born 2 August 1790 and died 21 June 1872, lived at Spring Gardens, 330 m north.6 Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, only child of George, Prince of Wales, lived at Carlton House, 420 m north-west, and was born 7 January 1796 and died 6 November 1817.7

W. S. Gilbert, born 18 November 1836 and died 29 May 1911, is commemorated by a plaque 580 m north-east.8 Mary of Teck, born 26 May 1867 and died 24 March 1953, is commemorated by the Queen Mary Memorial plaque 590 m west.9

Plaques within 1 km

  • Richard Norman Shaw Memorial

    About 300 m away. Wikidata

  • W. S. Gilbert Memorial

    About 600 m away. Wikidata

  • Queen Mary Memorial

    About 600 m away. Wikidata

  • Pinoli's Restaurant

    About 900 m away. Open Plaques

  • Memorial to Walter Besant

    About 950 m away. Wikidata

People who lived nearby

People Wikidata records as dead who lived at a building, house, street or square within the radius. A birth or death place never makes a resident. Living people and current occupants are never named.

  • Lady Felicity Attlee (1925 to 2007)

    British headmistress; daughter of Clement Attlee (1925-2007)

    lived at 10 Downing Street, within 50 m. Wikidata

  • Henry William Stanhope (1790 to 1872)

    (1790-1872)

    lived at Spring Gardens, about 350 m away. Wikidata

  • Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796 to 1817)

    British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)

    lived at Carlton House, about 400 m away. Wikidata

  • Dharam Hinduja (1969 to 1992)

    son of Srichand Hinduja

    lived at Carlton House Terrace, about 450 m away. Wikidata

Landmarks and architecture

10 Downing Street is a Grade I listed building, National Heritage List entry 1210759, first listed on 14 January 1970.1011 Wikidata gives the architects of 10 Downing Street as Kenton Couse and William Kent, with an inception date of 1684.11 12 Downing Street is a Grade II listed building, traditionally used as the office of the Chief Whip.12

Treasury Buildings, a Grade I listed building, lies about 70 m east of SW1A 2AA and has National Heritage List entry 1267063.13 Dover House Scottish Office, also Grade I listed, lies about 90 m north-east of SW1A 2AA under National Heritage List entry 1066101.14

Written in part from the Wikipedia articles cited; this text is adapted from them and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Listed buildings within 600 m

Name in the registerGradeDistance
10, DOWNING STREET SW1 List entry 1210759 I 19 m
11, DOWNING STREET SW1 List entry 1356989 I 20 m
TREASURY BUILDINGS TREASURY BUILDINGS (CABINET OFFICE AND PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE) List entry 1267063 I 73 m
DOVER HOUSE SCOTTISH OFFICE List entry 1066101 I 90 m
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITH HOME OFFICE THE FOREIGN OFFICE THE FOREIGN OFFICE (FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITH HOME OFFICE) List entry 1066102 I 95 m
HORSE GUARDS List entry 1066100 I 140 m
The Cenotaph List entry 1357354 I 146 m
FORECOURT RAILINGS, GATES AND GUARDHOUSES TO HORSEGUARDS List entry 1267077 I 164 m
The Guards Memorial List entry 1231315 I 166 m
BANQUETING HOUSE List entry 1357353 I 167 m
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, CONTAINING SIXTEENTH CENTURY UNDERCROFT AND HISTORIC ROOMS NUMBERS 13, 24, 25, 27 AND 79 List entry 1278223 I 201 m
ADMIRALTY HOUSE List entry 1267114 I 222 m
THE ADMIRALTY AND THE ADMIRALTY SCREEN List entry 1066099 I 251 m
Former New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw North Building List entry 1274511 I 271 m
QUEEN MARY'S STEPS AND FRAGMENT OF WHITEHALL PALACE List entry 1066636 I 277 m
GATES, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS TO NEW PALACE YARD, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT List entry 1265947 I 351 m
ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS List entry 1238982 I 362 m
NUMBERS 10 TO 18 (INCLUDING THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS) AND RAILINGS TO NORTH AND WEST List entry 1209794 I 388 m
Church of St Margaret, Westminster List entry 1226286 I 411 m
DUKE OF YORK COLUMN AND STEPS List entry 1239383 I 417 m
STATUE OF CHARLES I List entry 1357291 I 422 m
NUMBERS 1-9 INCLUDING RAILINGS TO NORTH AND EAST List entry 1209780 I 427 m
Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter) List entry 1291494 I 462 m
Nos. 14-22, 22A and 24, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE List entry 1227298 I 468 m
The Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column) List entry 1276052 I 469 m
THE DEANERY AND SUB DEAN'S RESIDENCE WITH THE JERICHO PARLOUR List entry 1066375 I 485 m
INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS List entry 1225843 I 494 m
5-13, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1227241 I 494 m
36, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1066930 I 495 m
Houses of Parliament and The Palace of Westminster List entry 1226284 I 497 m
THE GREAT CLOISTERS,INCLUDING ST FAITHS CHAPEL,THE CHAPTER HOUSE,THE PARLOUR,NUMBERS 1 AND 2 THE CLOISTERS,THE DARK CLOISTERS AND DORMITORY WITH THE CHAPEL OF ST DUNSTAN (SCHOOL AND BUSBY LIBRARY) List entry 1066370 I 500 m
THE ATHENAEUM List entry 1225842 I 504 m
STATUE OF QUEEN ANNE AGAINST NORTH FLANK OF NUMBER 15 QUEEN ANNE'S GATE List entry 1227294 I 504 m
26-32, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1227299 I 504 m
15, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1265463 I 513 m
THE TRAVELLERS CLUB List entry 1266151 I 517 m
17 AND 19, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1227295 I 522 m
THE REFORM CLUB List entry 1225841 I 524 m
19,19A AND 20, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1 List entry 1219626 I 535 m
21 AND 23, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1227296 I 536 m
Little Dean's Yard Ashburnham House List entry 1219461 I 542 m
25, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1265450 I 549 m
CLERK OF THE WORKS OFFICE AND THE REMAINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST CATHERINE LITTLE CLOISTERS LODGINGS List entry 1357234 I 549 m
STATUE OF JAMES II IN FRONT OF NATIONAL GALLERY WEST WING List entry 1217629 I 557 m
LITTLE DEANS YARD STAIRCASE TO DOORWAY AND GATEWAY TO SCHOOL AND BUSBY LIBRARY List entry 1066373 I 562 m
42, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1227328 I 563 m
FORMER DOCK RETAINING WALLS TO MOAT AROUND JEWEL HOUSE List entry 1266310 I 567 m
44, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1227329 I 568 m
40, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1227300 I 569 m
Royal Opera Arcades (including No 24 Charles II Street and No 5B Pall Mall) List entry 1235289 I 571 m
THE JEWEL HOUSE (OR TOWER) OF THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER List entry 1225529 I 573 m
46, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1265430 I 573 m
DEAN'S YARD List entry 1066406 I 577 m
Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery List entry 1451082 I 583 m
CHURCH OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS List entry 1217661 I 592 m
LITTLE DEANS YARD List entry 1066371 I 594 m
DEAN'S YARD List entry 1219607 I 595 m
NATIONAL GALLERY List entry 1066236 I 599 m
Statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig List entry 1066109 II* 128 m
GWYDYR HOUSE (WELSH OFFICE) List entry 1066107 II* 143 m
ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE List entry 1266924 II* 154 m
Richmond House, incorporating Nos. 1-8 Richmond Terrace List entry 1235174 II* 200 m
FORMER PAYMASTER GENERALS OFFICE FORMER PAYMASTER GENERALS OFFICE (THE PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL) List entry 1357390 II* 207 m
New Government Offices (HM Treasury) and archway link with Foreign Office at east end of King Charles Street List entry 1066103 II* 218 m
The Royal Naval Division War Memorial List entry 1392454 II* 223 m
47, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1265868 II* 228 m
WAR OFFICE WAR OFFICE (MINISTRY OF DEFENCE) List entry 1224143 II* 235 m
44, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1226435 II* 249 m
Cannon Row Police Station List entry 1357244 II* 250 m
43, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1265867 II* 255 m
11, GREAT GEORGE STREET SW1 List entry 1066741 II* 281 m
GATES AND PIERS BETWEEN NORMAN SHAW NORTH AND SOUTH BUILDINGS, FORMER NEW SCOTLAND YARD List entry 1066173 II* 293 m
GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES AND FOOD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES AND FOOD WEST BLOCK List entry 1066106 II* 295 m
Former New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw South Building List entry 1357349 II* 297 m
Royal Artillery Memorial of the South African War List entry 1273903 II* 313 m
The Royal Air Force Memorial, Whitehall Stairs List entry 1066171 II* 321 m
WHITEHALL COURT List entry 1266894 II* 321 m
MIDDLESEX GUILDHALL List entry 1226369 II* 351 m
HARRINGTON HOUSE List entry 1356938 II* 374 m
THE NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB List entry 1066072 II* 385 m
METHODIST CENTRAL HALL, WESTMINSTER List entry 1264457 II* 427 m
6-12, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1265413 II* 439 m
3, CARLTON GARDENS SW1 List entry 1066349 II* 456 m
2, CARLTON GARDENS SW1 List entry 1209730 II* 491 m
CANADA HOUSE (INCLUDING THE FORMER ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS) List entry 1217724 II* 501 m
1, CARLTON GARDENS SW1 List entry 1357247 II* 504 m
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE List entry 1066172 II* 509 m
FOUNTAINS AND TERRACE WALLS WITH LAMPSTANDARDS, STEPS AND STONE BOLLARDS ENCLOSING THE SQUARE List entry 1066235 II* 510 m
SOUTH AFRICA HOUSE List entry 1066238 II* 530 m
NUMBER 7 (INCLUDING FORMER NUMBER 6) List entry 1266309 II* 557 m
QUEEN ELEANOR MEMORIAL CROSS List entry 1236708 II* 567 m
THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB List entry 1065860 II* 572 m
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE List entry 1081058 II* 579 m
4, HAYMARKET SW1 List entry 1066640 II* 584 m
1-4, SUFFOLK PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information) List entry 1237155 II* 588 m
5, SUFFOLK STREET SW1 List entry 1237160 II* 588 m
Her Majesty's Theatre List entry 1357090 II* 591 m
20-22, SUFFOLK STREET SW1 List entry 1237164 II* 593 m
6, SUFFOLK STREET SW1 List entry 1264250 II* 594 m
14, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2 List entry 1291063 II* 595 m
13, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2 List entry 1066366 II* 599 m
6 1/2 AND 7, SUFFOLK STREET SW1 List entry 1237161 II* 600 m
12, DOWNING STREET SW1 List entry 1210808 II 33 m
9 LAMPSTANDARDS NUMBERED 1 TO 9 AND 1 ON TREASURY GREEN TREASURY GREEN LAMPSTANDARD List entry 1066904 II 38 m
STATUE OF LORD KITCHENER List entry 1231295 II 45 m
LAMPSTANDARD OPPOSITE WEST END OF DOWNING STREET List entry 1066637 II 52 m
CADIZ MEMORIAL List entry 1357126 II 79 m
STATUE OF FIELD MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS List entry 1231292 II 112 m
9 LAMPSTANDARDS FROM OUTSIDE THE CITADEL TO THE JUNCTION WITH GEORGE STREET List entry 1066639 II 131 m
STATUE OF FIELD MARSHAL VISCOUNT WOLSELEY List entry 1357125 II 159 m
STATUE OF CLIVE ON STEPS AT WEST END List entry 1221431 II 174 m
STEPS AND PARAPETS WITH LAMPS AT WEST END List entry 1275191 II 176 m
85 Whitehall List entry 1224206 II 179 m
STATUE OF THE EIGHTH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE List entry 1224271 II 179 m
Balustrade with four lamp-standards in front of Richmond Terrace List entry 1265182 II 183 m
54 Parliament Street (former Grindlay's Bank) List entry 1265852 II 183 m
DUCK ISLAND COTTAGE (ROYAL ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY) List entry 1235670 II 184 m
TWO K2 AND SIX K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS OUTSIDE THE FORMER HM TREASURY BUILDING List entry 1393340 II 198 m
53, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1226468 II 199 m
STATUE OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE List entry 1066108 II 202 m
49 AND 50, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1265869 II 208 m
RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE List entry 1226437 II 213 m
GATES AND PIERS TO ENTRANCE TO DERBY GATE List entry 1066344 II 234 m
4 LAMP STANDARDS NUMBERED 1 TO 4 List entry 1292533 II 236 m
45 AND 46, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1226436 II 239 m
Chindits Memorial List entry 1470017 II 256 m
STATUE OF LORD TRENCHARD List entry 1237902 II 258 m
41 AND 42, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1226434 II 263 m
38 AND 39, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1265866 II 273 m
THE CITADEL List entry 1066638 II 275 m
CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFICES (FORMER ADMIRALTY OFFICES) List entry 1231303 II 280 m
37, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 List entry 1265865 II 280 m
STATUE OF GEORGE CANNING List entry 1226371 II 283 m
STOREYS GATE LODGE List entry 1218590 II 287 m
STATUE OF GENERAL GORDON List entry 1066175 II 289 m
34-36, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 (See details for further address information) List entry 1265877 II 291 m
ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS List entry 1357063 II 292 m
Pair of K6 Telephone kiosks List entry 1433290 II 293 m
STATUE OF HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, VISCOUNT PALMERSTON List entry 1265876 II 295 m
ST STEPHEN'S TAVERN List entry 1357232 II 297 m
STATUE OF EDWARD STANLEY, EARL OF DERBY List entry 1226372 II 303 m
STATUE OF FIELD MARSHAL JAN SMUTS List entry 1226373 II 303 m
The Institution of Civil Engineers List entry 1066740 II 304 m
Statue of Sir Winston Churchill List entry 1392374 II 313 m
1, GREAT SCOTLAND YARD SW1 List entry 1357068 II 323 m
STATUE OF BENJAMIN DISRAELI, EARL OF BEACONSFIELD List entry 1226370 II 324 m
WHITEHALL HOUSE List entry 1066105 II 325 m
STATUE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN FRONT OF MIDDLESEX GUILDHALL List entry 1265875 II 325 m
44 LAMP STANDARDS LINING ROAD AND CIRCUS IN FRONT OF PALACE List entry 1239084 II 326 m
STATUE OF CAPTAIN COOK List entry 1239083 II 330 m
STATUE OF WILLIAM TYNDALE List entry 1357350 II 330 m
OLD SHADES PUBLIC HOUSE List entry 1267004 II 332 m
WHITEHALL THEATRE List entry 1259399 II 337 m
14 LAMPSTANDARDS FLANKING CARRIAGE DRIVE IN NEW PALACE YARD, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT List entry 1226323 II 342 m
STATUE OF SIR ROBERT PEEL List entry 1265874 II 343 m
25, WHITEHALL SW1 List entry 1066104 II 349 m
20, OLD QUEEN STREET SW1 List entry 1225626 II 354 m
9 AND 11, OLD QUEEN STREET SW1 List entry 1266277 II 355 m
33 LAMP STANDARDS LINING FOOTPATHS AND RIDE ON NORTH SIDE List entry 1273938 II 356 m
THE ROYAL MARINES MEMORIAL List entry 1239070 II 359 m
24, OLD QUEEN STREET SW1 List entry 1266275 II 366 m
PLIMSOLL MEMORIAL List entry 1274547 II 367 m
ABBEY BUILDINGS List entry 1236706 II 369 m
THIRTY-FOUR CATENARY LAMP STANDARDS List entry 1392513 II 370 m
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, DRUMMOND'S BANK List entry 1225731 II 373 m
26 AND 28, OLD QUEEN STREET SW1 List entry 1225627 II 375 m
ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD RAILINGS, OBELISKS AND BOLLARDS List entry 1226287 II 380 m
STATUE OF SIR BARTLE FRERE List entry 1066176 II 382 m
NIGERIA HOUSE List entry 1225378 II 383 m
BOADICEA (BOUDICCA) STATUARY GROUP List entry 1237737 II 384 m
30 AND 32, OLD QUEEN STREET SW1 List entry 1266276 II 384 m
NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE (VICTORIA BUILDINGS) List entry 1225350 II 387 m
34, OLD QUEEN STREET SW1 List entry 1225628 II 392 m
3, WHITEHALL SW1 List entry 1224053 II 397 m
TRAFALGAR BUILDINGS List entry 1266434 II 403 m
COCKPIT STEPS (NEXT TO NUMBER 38) WITH FLANK WALLS AND MOUNTED LANTERNS List entry 1225629 II 408 m
57-59, TRAFALGAR SQUARE WC2 List entry 1266213 II 411 m
6 LAMPSTANDARDS NUMBERED 1-5 (CONSECUTIVE) AND 8 List entry 1225673 II 414 m
6 LAMPSTANDARDS IN ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD LETTERED G List entry 1226368 II 415 m
2, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1227297 II 419 m
43, OLD QUEEN STREET SW1 List entry 1225630 II 421 m
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK List entry 1217744 II 427 m
STATUE OF OLIVER CROMWELL IN FRONT OF WESTMINSTER HALL List entry 1226285 II 430 m
LAMPSTANDARD NUMBERED 7 ON ISLAND ADJACENT TO CHARLES I STATUE List entry 1066283 II 431 m
18 LAMP POSTS NUMBERED 1 TO 18 (CONSECUTIVE) List entry 1209820 II 433 m
STATUE OF LORD LAWRENCE List entry 1066146 II 434 m
LAMPSTANDARD NUMBERED 11 ON ISLAND AT HEAD OF NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE List entry 1066284 II 436 m
STATUE OF SIR JAMES OUTRAM List entry 1237908 II 442 m
STATUE OF SIR JOHN FOX BURGOYNE List entry 1066144 II 443 m
Abbey Precinct railings to west of Abbey and to east end and Abbey Close List entry 1066404 II 448 m
5 LAMP STANDARDS LETTERED G List entry 1066369 II 452 m
STATUE OF SIR COLIN CAMPBELL, LORD CLYDE List entry 1273744 II 452 m
CRIMEAN WAR AND INDIAN MUTINY MEMORIAL List entry 1357257 II 460 m
THE TWO CHAIRMEN PUBLIC HOUSE List entry 1066136 II 461 m
STATUE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN List entry 1066145 II 462 m
1-3 Queen Anne's Gate List entry 1227240 II 464 m
STATUE OF KING GEORGE VI List entry 1066350 II 465 m
STATUE OF KING EDWARD VII List entry 1273712 II 467 m
STATUE OF CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT List entry 1357334 II 472 m
13 AND 14, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1066962 II 473 m
STATUE OF GENERAL SIR CHARLES NAPIER List entry 1357304 II 473 m
2 MOUNTING BLOCKS ON KERBS OUTSIDE SOUTH EAST AND SOUTH WEST CORNERS RESPECTIVELY OF THE ATHENAEUM AND THE INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS List entry 1239347 II 474 m
STATUE OF LORD CURZON List entry 1357273 II 474 m
LAMP STANDARD NUMBERED 1 List entry 1292447 II 475 m
11 AND 12, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1220845 II 476 m
25-30, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1066927 II 478 m
20, COCKSPUR STREET SW1 List entry 1066973 II 478 m
PLAYHOUSE THEATRE List entry 1356962 II 478 m
17-19, COCKSPUR STREET SW1 List entry 1219872 II 483 m
31, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1356963 II 483 m
Cabmen's Shelter, Northumberland Avenue List entry 1462592 II 484 m
32, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1066928 II 485 m
TWO BOLLARDS OUTSIDE NUMBER 4 List entry 1209742 II 485 m
9 LAMPSTANDARDS NUMBERED 4 TO 12 (CONSECUTIVE) List entry 1357248 II 486 m
33 AND 34, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1066929 II 488 m
STATUE OF GENERAL SIR HENRY HAVELOCK List entry 1217599 II 490 m
14-16, COCKSPUR STREET SW1 List entry 1356947 II 491 m
MEMORIAL TO SIR J BAZALGETTE List entry 1357347 II 491 m
THE SANCTUARY List entry 1291358 II 492 m
35, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1356964 II 493 m
DEANS YARD WITH ABBEY SHOP List entry 1357237 II 494 m
121-123, PALL MALL SW1 List entry 1225844 II 495 m
120, PALL MALL SW1 List entry 1266152 II 495 m
1, CRAVEN PASSAGE WC2 List entry 1356941 II 495 m
37, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1356965 II 496 m
38, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1066931 II 499 m
125, PALL MALL SW1 List entry 1225925 II 499 m
39, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1220929 II 500 m
SHIP AND SHOVEL PUBLIC HOUSE List entry 1220801 II 502 m
41, Craven Street List entry 1220948 II 504 m
40, CRAVEN STREET WC2 List entry 1356966 II 504 m
OCEANIC HOUSE List entry 1219835 II 508 m
STATUE OF RICHARD I List entry 1225624 II 509 m
DEANS YARD List entry 1219508 II 511 m
STATUE OF GEORGE III ON ISLAND AT JUNCTION WITH PALL MALL EAST List entry 1219890 II 514 m
2 LAMPSTANDARDS NUMBERED 2 AND 3 BY GEORGE III STATUE List entry 1356948 II 515 m
THE BOY FOUNTAIN, NORTH OF BIRDCAGE WALK/QUEEN ANNE'S GATE JUNCTION List entry 1235671 II 516 m
STATUE OF GEORGE V List entry 1225528 II 517 m
1 Embankment Place List entry 1496366 II 519 m
10 LAMP STANDARDS ROUND CENTRAL GREEN OF DEAN'S YARD List entry 1219655 II 521 m
34, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1 List entry 1265414 II 523 m
DEAN'S YARD List entry 1066405 II 527 m
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE AND LAMPS ON GATE PIERS List entry 1227331 II 529 m
LAMPSTANDARD, NUMBERED 10 ON SOUTH END OF CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL List entry 1273775 II 536 m
STATUE OF LORD HERBERT OF LEA List entry 1239318 II 539 m
STATUE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE List entry 1066143 II 540 m
100 Pall Mall List entry 1242618 II 543 m
K6 Telephone Kiosk List entry 1420379 II 543 m
STATUE OF GEORGE IV List entry 1275350 II 544 m
LITTLE DEANS YARD TURLE'S HOUSE List entry 1066374 II 545 m
2 LAMPSTANDARDS NUMBERED 8 AND 9 FLANKING CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL List entry 1066142 II 548 m
THE GUARDS CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL List entry 1066141 II 550 m
New Zealand House List entry 1242616 II 554 m
8 LAMPSTANDARDS LINING PATH CROSSING LAKE List entry 1264974 II 559 m
Crusader House List entry 1405137 II 559 m
Charing Cross Hotel List entry 1236707 II 561 m
FORMER UNITED UNIVERSITY CLUB List entry 1266153 II 561 m
K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK BY HUNGERFORD BRIDGE List entry 1066174 II 563 m
GATEWAY TO ST JAMES'S PARK, OPPOSITE MARLBOROUGH ROAD List entry 1239085 II 566 m
APPROXIMATELY 250 METRES OF RIVER WALL WITH 19 LAMP STANDARDS IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE COUNTY HALL List entry 1080571 II 568 m
CHOIR SCHOOL AND DEANS YARD List entry 1291396 II 568 m
31A, ST JAMES'S SQUARE SW1 List entry 1264891 II 570 m
2 LAMPSTANDARDS NUMBERED 1 AND 2 List entry 1237159 II 574 m
STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON List entry 1357305 II 576 m
HUNGERFORD HOUSE List entry 1237857 II 578 m
11, 12, 14, 16 17, WATERLOO PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information) List entry 1239275 II 578 m
K6 Telephone Kiosk List entry 1420380 II 580 m
12 LAMP STANDARDS NUMBERS 1 TO 12 (CONSECUTIVE) List entry 1227330 II 581 m
MEMORIAL TO SIR W S GILBERT List entry 1237829 II 581 m
JOHN LAW BAKER MEMORIAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN (ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHURCHYARD) List entry 1248613 II 582 m
DRINKING FOUNTAIN ATTACHED TO CHURCH WALLS AND RAILING TO CHURCH OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS List entry 1277825 II 584 m
3-13, WHITCOMB STREET WC2 List entry 1357389 II 585 m
7-9, WATERLOO PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information) List entry 1357371 II 587 m
27-28 Pall Mall including 24-25 St James's Square List entry 1065857 II 591 m
LITTLE DEANS YARD List entry 1357221 II 594 m
83-85, PALL MALL SW1 List entry 1065859 II 596 m

Source: Historic England, National Heritage List for England. Names as the register gives them.

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Questions about SW1A 2AA

Each answer is computed from the public registers, and its footnotes link to the source.

  1. How unusual are the listed buildings around SW1A 2AA?

    58 of the 276 list entries within 600 m are Grade I (21.0%), 8.5 times England's share of 2.5%.1015

    Did you know? 21.0% of the listed buildings within 600 m of SW1A 2AA are Grade I, against 2.5% across England.

  2. Which well-known person died near SW1A 2AA?

    Oliver Cromwell (1599 to 1658) died at Palace of Whitehall, about 180 m away, according to Wikidata.16

    Did you know? Oliver Cromwell died at Palace of Whitehall, near SW1A 2AA.

  3. Which films or television shows were shot near SW1A 2AA?

    Spectre (2015) was filmed at Spring Gardens, about 330 m away, according to Wikidata.17

    Casino Royale (1967) was filmed at 10 Downing Street, about 25 m away.18

    The Day of the Jackal (1973) was filmed at New Scotland Yard, about 290 m away.19

    Did you know? Spectre (2015) was filmed about 330 m from SW1A 2AA.

  4. How many streets near SW1A 2AA are named after people?

    6 streets within 500 m of SW1A 2AA are named after people, among them King Charles Street, named after Charles II of England.20

    Did you know? 6 streets within 500 m of SW1A 2AA are named after people, among them King Charles Street.

  5. What is the oldest dated picture near SW1A 2AA on Wikimedia Commons?

    When Tourists Were Welcome, dated 1977 on Commons, by Tim Marshall (CC BY-SA 2.0), about 30 m away.21

    It is the oldest dated file among the 45 nearest.

    Did you know? The oldest dated picture near SW1A 2AA on Wikimedia Commons is from 1977.

  6. What is the nearest landmark to SW1A 2AA?

    The nearest place with its own Wikipedia article is 11 Downing Street, about 20 m away.22

  7. What happened near SW1A 2AA?

    Execution of Charles I of England took place in 1649, about 150 m away, according to Wikidata.23

    Did you know? Execution of Charles I of England took place about 150 m from SW1A 2AA, in 1649.

  8. What is the largest school near SW1A 2AA?

    The Grey Coat Hospital, with 1,167 pupils on the Department for Education's register, about 960 m away.24

    Did you know? The largest school near SW1A 2AA is The Grey Coat Hospital, with 1,167 pupils.

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Prices

HM Land Registry has no sales recorded in SW1A 2AA since 1995.

Schools

Open schools within 1 km, nearest first, from Get Information about Schools. Each links to its entry in that register and to its Ofsted reports.

SchoolPhase and typeDistanceReports
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Ages 16 to 19 16 plus, Free schools 16 to 19 506 m Ofsted
Westminster Abbey Choir School Ages 8 to 13 Other independent school 553 m Ofsted
Westminster School Ages 12 to 19 Other independent school 591 m Ofsted
St Matthew's School, Westminster Ages 3 to 11 Primary, Voluntary aided school 724 m Ofsted
Evelina Hospital School Ages 2 to 19 Community special school 836 m Ofsted
DLD College Ages 13 to 21 Other independent school 880 m Ofsted
The Fountain Christian School Ages 4 to 7 Other independent school 884 m Ofsted
The Grey Coat Hospital Ages 11 to 18 Secondary, Academy converter 961 m Ofsted

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools.

Recorded crime

In August 2026, 3,908 crimes and incidents were recorded by the police within about a mile of SW1A 2AA. The largest categories were other theft (776), theft from the person (669) and violence and sexual offences (657).

All 14 categories
CategoryRecords
Other theft776
Theft from the person669
Violence and sexual offences657
Anti-social behaviour559
Shoplifting504
Public order184
Drugs140
Robbery138
Burglary90
Vehicle crime75
Bicycle theft64
Possession of weapons26
Other crime19
Criminal damage and arson7

Locations are approximate: police.uk places each record at a nearby anonymous point, so these figures describe the streets around this place as a whole.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: data.police.uk.

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