Cheap
Ward in City of London, England
| Coordinates: | 51.515, -0.095 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 32 81 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Cheap is one of the compact, historic wards at the heart of the City of London in England. Its name derives from the Old English word for market and it centres on Cheapside, a medieval market street that still hosts several livery company halls and the church of St Mary-le-Bow, famous for the Bow Bells.
Today Cheap is a busy commercial and retail strip within the financial district, where modern office developments sit alongside rebuilt historic facades after the Great Fire of 1666; it adjoins key City institutions such as the Bank of England and supports a large daytime workforce while having a relatively small resident population. The result is a distinctive mix of market legacy, livery-company tradition and contemporary City life.
Postcode districts covering Cheap
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 7.8 miles
- Islington 2.3 miles
- City of Westminster 3 miles
- Bexley 10.9 miles
- Sutton 11.5 miles
- Croydon 10.7 miles
- Slough 22 miles
- Harrow 11.7 miles
- Basildon 24.1 miles
- Watford 16.7 miles
- Harlow 19.5 miles
- Grays 18.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- City and County of the City of London Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Bassishaw Ward 0.2 miles
- Cordwainer Ward 0.2 miles
- Bread Street Ward 0.2 miles
- Vintry Ward 0.3 miles
- Aldersgate Ward 0.3 miles
- Walbrook Ward 0.3 miles
- Queenhithe Ward 0.3 miles
- Farringdon Within Ward 0.3 miles
- Coleman Street Ward 0.3 miles
- Dowgate Ward 0.4 miles
- Cripplegate Ward 0.4 miles
Example postcodes in Cheap
EC2V 8EP, EC2V 8EH, EC2V 8HE, EC2V 6BR, EC2V 8BL, EC2V 7WT, EC2V 8AE, EC2V 5AA, EC2V 6BN … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 6.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 15.9 miles
- Cannon Street Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Moorgate Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 1 mile
Hotels near Cheap Ad
- Vintry & Mercer 5 0.2 miles
- Locke at Broken Wharf 4 0.3 miles
- Pan Pacific London 5 0.6 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 0.8 miles
- The Savoy Hotel 5 1.1 miles
- The Bloomsbury Hotel 5 1.5 miles
- Page8, Page Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square 5 0.8 miles
- Hotel Cafe Royal 5 1.8 miles
- The Resident Covent Garden 1.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Guildhall Historic site 0.1 miles
- Guildhall Art Gallery Museum 0.1 miles
- Museum of London Museum 0.2 miles
- St Benet Sherehog (former) Historic site 0.2 miles
- St Mildred Poultry Historic site 0.2 miles
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 0.2 miles
- Newgate Prison Historic site 0.3 miles
- Pennsylvania Coffee House Historic site 0.4 miles
- Globe Theatre Theatre 0.5 miles
- Tate Modern Museum 0.6 miles
- Dr Johnson's House Museum 0.6 miles
- Bedlam Historic site 0.7 miles