Hyde Park
Ward in Westminster, England
| Coordinates: | 51.514, -0.17 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 27 81 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
The Hyde Park ward in Westminster sits on the north edge of the great park and includes Lancaster Gate and parts of Bayswater, with easy access to Marble Arch and Oxford Street. It combines leafy streets and garden squares with busy hotel and retail corridors, and benefits from constant tourist and commuter footfall thanks to the park, its concerts, the Serpentine and nearby shopping streets.
Built up in the Victorian era with many stucco-fronted terraces, the ward today shows a mix of long‑term affluent residents, short-stay lets, students and pockets of social housing, so it feels both cosmopolitan and contested around issues like housing and tourism. Culturally it is notable for Speakers' Corner and regular public events and demonstrations, underlining its prominent role in central London life.
Postcode districts covering Hyde Park
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Islington 3.5 miles5.6 km
- City of Westminster 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Bexley 14 miles22.5 km
- Sutton 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Croydon 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Slough 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Harrow 9 miles14.5 km
- Watford 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Woking 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Harlow 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Grays 21.8 miles35.1 km
Neighbouring places
- City of Westminster Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Lancaster Gate Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Church Street Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Marylebone Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Little Venice Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bayswater Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- West End Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Westbourne Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Brompton & Hans Town Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Kensington and Chelsea Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Pembridge Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Campden Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
Example postcodes in Hyde Park
W2 2PF, W2 2AA, NW1 5BQ, W2 1RL, W2 2PE, W2 2LU, W2 2PD, W2 2RN, W2 2LZ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 9.7 miles15.6 km
- London Heathrow Airport 12.7 miles20.4 km
- London Paddington station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Marylebone Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 2.7 miles4.4 km
Hotels in Hyde Park Ad
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5
- Royal Lancaster London 5
- Home House - Private Member's Club 5
- The Caesar Hotel 4
- The Prince Akatoki London 5
- London Marriott Hotel Park Lane 5
- The Zetter Marylebone 4
- The Westbourne Hyde Park 4
- Wilde Aparthotels, London, Paddington 4
- Hyatt Regency London the Churchill 5
Schools in Hyde Park
- Connaught House School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 0.6 miles1 km
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Madame Tussauds Museum 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Daunt Books Library 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wigmore Hall Theatre 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Royal Albert Hall Theatre 1 mile1.6 km
- Royal College of Art University 1 mile1.6 km
- Harrods Shopping centre 1 mile1.7 km
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Victoria & Albert Museum Museum 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Royal Institution of Great Britain Museum 1.2 miles1.9 km