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Baker Street, London

Marylebone · 2.4 km to the city center (Charing Cross)

Baker Street, Marylebone, London, Greater London, England, W1U 6RJ, United Kingdom

Scores

Overall8.2Excellent

This address in Marylebone is very safe by day and safe at night. It is very walkable with excellent public transport, though it is quite noisy due to the many bars and nightlife. The neighborhood features elegant period buildings and a village-like feel.

Walkability10.0/10 Excellent
Public transport9.4/10 Excellent
Safety7.8/10 Good
Nightlife10.0/10 Very lively
Quiet2.4/10 Very poor

Safety by day 8.3/10, at night 7.5/10.

About Marylebone

An upscale central London neighborhood with elegant period buildings, leafy streets, and a village-like feel. It mixes boutique shopping, cafés, restaurants, and museums with a calmer pace than nearby Oxford Street and Soho.

Good for

  • first-time visitors
  • couples
  • solo travelers
  • foodies
  • culture lovers

Less suited to

  • budget travelers
  • drivers
  • quiet seekers

Watch out for

  • Can be busy and crowded around Oxford Street and the main shopping corridors.
  • Nightlife is lighter than in Soho, but some streets near major roads and destination restaurants stay active late.
  • Prices for hotels, dining, and shopping tend to be high compared with outer London.
  • Stay alert for normal central-London pickpocketing in crowded areas and on the Tube.
  • Choose quieter side streets if you want a more residential feel.

Sources

Getting around

  • Dorset Street Bus, 30 m
  • York Street Bus, 70 m
  • Gloucester Place Bus, 230 m
  • Westbound Platform 6 Train, 240 m
  • Baker Street Station Bus, 240 m

2.4 km to the city center (Charing Cross).

What's nearby

Groceries

  • A.D quality foods 70 m
  • Tesco Express 100 m
  • Gail's 110 m
  • Paul 110 m
  • Sainsbury's Local 120 m

Restaurants

  • Mielo 30 m
  • Reubens 30 m
  • Mediterraneo 40 m
  • Franco Manca 40 m
  • OHISAMA Sushi 50 m

Cafés

  • Tasty Inn 40 m
  • Arro Coffee - The Temple of Coffee 70 m
  • 106 Baker Street 80 m
  • Joe & The Juice 100 m
  • Avobar 130 m

Bars and pubs

  • The Beehive 50 m
  • The Barley Mow 80 m
  • The Globe 200 m
  • The Hart 230 m
  • Purl 250 m

Health

  • Sherlock Holmes Pharmacy 40 m
  • Boots 40 m
  • Centre for Surgery 60 m
  • Biomedic 180 m
  • N.V.S. Pharmacy 190 m

Parks

  • Paddington Street Gardens North 160 m
  • Paddington Street Gardens South 190 m

Sights

  • Statue of Sherlock Holmes 260 m
  • 221B Baker Street 380 m
  • Raoul Wallenberg Monument 600 m
  • The Kingfisher 630 m
  • St Christopher's place 720 m