In addition, the area includes the churches of St Bride's, which the Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman described as "magnificent, even by the exalted standards of Sir Christopher Wren",[2] and St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe.

[4] Today the Mermaid Theatre, on the site of Curriers' Alley[5] and Puddle Dock, lies within the ward's catchment area.

Today, Castle Baynard is busy and an exceptionally concentrated area of commercial and tourist activity,[6] but still retains its own distinct identity.

Ian Luder is the current[update] Alderman representing the ward, and Martha Grekos, Henrika Priest, Mary Durcan, Alpa Raja, Graham Packham, Catherine McGuinness, John Griffiths and Glen Witney are the Common Councilmen.

[10] In October 2018, the Labour Party won its sixth seat on the Common Council in Castle Baynard when the local resident Natasha Lloyd-Owen (now Cripplegate) topped the polls for Labour in an unexpected by-election victory.