Simon Bradley and Nikolaus Pevsner described the Gate’s early 18th century houses as “the best of their kind in London.” The street’s proximity to the Palace of Westminster made it a popular residential area for politicians; Lord Palmerston was born at No.

20 while Sir Edward Grey and Lord Haldane, senior members of H. H. Asquith’s Cabinet, were near neighbours at Nos.

It runs parallel with Birdcage Walk to the north and Petty France, Broadway and Tothill Street to the south.

[1] Queen Anne's Gate is formed from two older streets, Park Street, to the eastern end and part of the Christ's Hospital estate, and Queen Square, to the western end and developed by the South Sea Company.

[3] These narrow houses, three or four storeys high - one for eating, one for sleeping, a third for company, a fourth underground for the kitchen, a fifth perhaps at the top for servants - give the idea of a cage with its sticks and birds The street includes some "outstanding" examples of Queen Anne and Georgian townhouses.

[3] The older buildings, many dating from the original laying-out of Queen Square in 1704-5, are found at the western end.

[a] Originally built as houses, by the later 20th century many of the buildings in Queen Anne’s Gate had been converted to offices.

[9][10][11][b] Queen Anne’s Gate has been home to a number of notable people, including a quantity of politicians given its proximity to the Palace of Westminster.