Ward in Westminster, England
| Coordinates: | 51.524, -0.171 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 27 82 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Church Street is an electoral ward in the City of Westminster, occupying a compact, urban pocket to the north‑west of the borough around the long‑running Church Street Market, and lying close to Marylebone and the southern edge of Regent's Park. The built environment mixes narrow commercial streets, terraces and post‑war housing blocks, giving the ward a dense, village‑like feel within central London.
The market is the cultural heart of the area, known for produce, antiques and a notably diverse community reflected in independent shops, cafés and faith centres. The ward has a visible history of wartime damage and post‑war rebuilding and has seen ongoing regeneration that brings new housing and small businesses alongside long‑standing social housing, community organisations and the familiar tensions between local life and rising central‑London property pressures.
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