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Bayswater

Bayswater

Bayswater is an area in the City of Westminster. It is a built-up district with a population density of 17,500 per square kilometre, and is located between Kensington Gardens to the south, Paddington to the north-east, and Notting Hill to the west.

Much of Bayswater was built in the 1800s, and consists of streets and garden squares lined with Victorianstuccoterraces; some of which have been subdivided into flats. Other key developments include the Grade II listed 650-flat Hallfield Estate, designed by Berthold Lubetkin and Sir Denys Lasdun, and Queensway and Westbourne Grove, its busiest high streets.

Bayswater is also one of London's most cosmopolitan areas: a diverse local population is augmented by a high concentration of hotels. In addition to the English, there are many other nationalities. Notable ethnic groups include Malaysians,