Saturday, January 11, 2025
How many Squares are there in each London borough?
A definitive answer is available by interrogating the National Street Gazetteer.
| | | | | Enf
8 | | | |
| | | Harr
2 | Barn
20 | Hari
6 | WFor
7 | | |
Hill
11 | Eal
9 | Bren
5 | Cam
53 | Isl
50 | Hack
35 | Redb
10 | Hav
6 |
Hou
12 | H&F
22 | K&C
45 | West
66 | City
23 | Tow
114 | New
32 | B&D
11 |
|
| | Rich
11 | Wan
32 | Lam
25 | Sou
61 | Lew
12 | Grn
26 | Bex
9 |
| | | King
14 | Mer
7 | Cro
7 | Bro
15 | | |
| | | | Sut
4 | | | | |
Squares are much more common in Inner London than Outer London.
Over three-quarters of London's Squares are in Inner London.
Squares are more commonly a feature of dense housing.
Suburban street patterns are not generally amenable to squares.
Well-off Victorian neighbourhoods often plumped for Squares over Streets.
21st century developers often see benefit in naming small courtyards Squares.
Tower Hamlets has by far the most Squares.
Over 75% of these are in private developments where the roadway is not maintained by the local authority.
Harrow has just two squares, only one of which is publicly accessible.
By contrast Harrow has 201 Avenues, 123 Drives and 57 Crescents.
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