This neighbourhood area lies to the south of Moorgate and the Barbican Centre, sandwiched above Bank junction. The postcode is bounded by the road which marks the path of the old London Wall. Meanwhile, Basinghall Street runs through the middle, lined with old neoclassical buildings which slowly turn into modern offices the further up you walk.. The vast majority of the area is built-up, with the exception of Girdlers Gardens to the East, and the St Mary Aldermanbury Garden to the West.

The Girdlers’ Company, one of the 110 Livery Companies of the City of London, is based in this neighbourhood. The Company was involved with the making of girdles (or belts), starting even before its Letters Patent from Edward III in 1327. Today it no longer makes girdles, which you may not be surprised to hear, have gone out of fashion since the late-1700s. However, It still presents the sword belt for the Sword of State worn by the Sovereign at each coronation meaning that it must have just produced its first girdle in a long time. While not supplying royal coronations the Girdlers Company has shifted focus towards helping charitable organisations.

Francis Edwin Davy founded Davy’s in 1870, an independent chain of bars with close relationships to the world’s finest wine makers. Originally called the Rising Sun, the first bar was located on the Strand and was known as a wine house. His subsequent descendants would chart it and newer stores through the two world wars (though customers had to bring their own glasses during WWII). Today one of his bars still remains at the north end of the street.

Standing in the Yard of the Guildhall, St. Lawrence Jewry is the official church of the Lord Mayor of London and the City of London Corporation. It has stood at the spot for 900 years, but has been rebuilt several times – once by Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of 1666 and after the Second World War, when it suffered extensive bomb damage. The name Jewry, like many other churches in the area, was due to the fact that there was (and is) a street called Old Jewry in the area because of the Jewish community which once lived there.

There is a distinct lack of green spaces in the City, and Basinghall is no exception. However, it does not suffer from the same levels of congestion and crowding that nearby areas do as it is slightly set back from the main road. Finsbury Circus Garden and the Barbican are both not far away, providing a level of open space for those in need of somewhere to sit and reflect. Guildhall is also a surprisingly peaceful square, with public exhibitions and galleries.

The Elizabeth line opened in May 2022 taking passengers west to Heathrow via Paddington, and east to Abbey Wood or Shenfield. Train journeys to Canary Wharf now take only six minutes where they once took twelve. While the new line officially stops at Liverpool street which is a ten minute walk northeast of here, the platform stretches so far west that commuters can gain access through a new entrance at Moorgate. As the character of this area is already well established there is little room for new development. Nonetheless, plans are now in the works for a contemporary mixed-use commercial development between 40–55 Basinghall Street.