As we’re consumers of media, we often lose ourselves into the fictional world of our favourite characters and often fantasise what life would be like within their universe. Whether it’s a TV show or a block buster movie, we’ve become very familiar with the streets that these characters grew up on.

Baker Street
Home to our favourite detective Sherlock Holmes, Baker Street is where he lived and worked. Although you may need to wear your deerstalker cap to find it, as the building is strangely located between 237 and 241. Penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock has become one of the most influential literary characters associated with British culture.

The address now functions as a museum exhibition, which you can visit from 9:30am to 18:00 pm and costs adults £15 and under 16s £10. You’ll be able to explore the home Sherlock shared with his main companion, Dr Watson — including the sitting room, the laboratory, the iconic study and more.

You may be surprised to read that when the stories were first published, the actual street wasn’t fictional, the address ‘211b Baker Street’ certainly was as the addresses in Baker Street did not go as high as 221 — but this was soon extended. The Abbey National Building Society occupied the addresses 219-229 from 1931 and had to employ a full-time secretary to answer mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes! There was a 15-year dispute on who should receive the letters though, the building society or the museum.

Privet Drive
Within the world of Harry Potter, we were first introduced to this fictional street within the book ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Strone by J.K Rowling, which was first published in 1997. Located in Surrey, this street was home to the Dursley family, which included Vernon, Petunia, and their son Dudley, who all lived at number four.

This perfectly normal street became slightly more interesting in 1981, as Vernon and Petunia’s nephew Harry James Potter, was left on their doorstep by one of the greatest wizards of all time, Albus Dumbledore, after his parents Lily and James Potter were killed by Lord Voldemort.

The suburban street consists of ‘boxy’ houses with front and back gardens and each identically designed. The name of the street came from a privet bush, which is a hedge that isolates houses as Rowling herself thought this linked quite well as the Dursley’s had a desire to segregate themselves from the Wizarding World — despite having strong family ties.

Today, fans can explore the world of Harry Potter in Warner Bros. Studio Tour London to see the film set in real life. Sometimes, the interior is open to the public so make sure you check ahead of visiting, although we know you’ll be just as pleased posing next to the vintage street sign. The actual home that was used in the first film recently made headlines after being put on the market for almost £500,000!

Cherry Tree Lane
If you’ve recently seen the Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, then you should be familiar with Cherry Tree Lane. We were first introduced to the fiction street in 1934, when author P.L. Travers released the first book of her Mary Poppins series. The street is most notably home to the Banks family, who lived at number 17 and has been passed down to each generation.

This street has witnessed many remarkable and magical events, including Mary Poppins herself landing in it. What else makes this location supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is that it’s also home to Admiral Boom and Mr. Binnacle, who were once members of England’s navy and keep their house in ‘shipshape’ — with an actual ship on the roof which fires a cannon twice a day! As well as this, there is countless chimney sweepers and path illustrators!

Even though, there is no specific location for where Cherry Tree Lane could be, it’s thought that Travers based her vision off townhouses in Kensington or her own home on Smith Street in Chelsea — which now has an English Heritage plaque outside.

Coronation Street
Coronation Street has definitely made its way into the hearts of many British viewers since it glaced the screens in 1960 on ITV, the fictional street is based in the Town of Salford. Created by Tony Warren, the street is thought to have been built in 1902 and compromised of a row of seven terraced houses with the iconic Rovers Return Inn and corner shop at each end.

The soap opera is the longest-running one in the world. Because of its popularity, writers had to introduce new characters and locations over the years to create a more representative environment for viewers at home to relate with. Today, you’ll still find the iconic Rovers Return Inn and D&S Alahan’s corner shop, but also be introduced to The Kabin newsagents, Roy’s Rolls café, and lingerie-making business Underworld as well as other communal areas.

There are quite a few storylines you’ll remember from this show, from the ‘Free the Weatherfield One’ campaign where Deirdre Rachid was given an 18-month sentence for a crimes she didn’t commit to Hayley Cropper née Harold Patterson becoming the first transgender character on the show. There’re a lot of storylines that made a significant impact on the British public that still live on almost 60 years later.

You can walk down the famous cobbles yourself with an outdoor street tour, that take place on the weekends. Located at MediaCityUK in Manchester, the 80-minute tour also includes the set of Rosamund Street and the never-before-seen Victoria Street.

There’s a lot of fictional streets here in the UK. Which ones are your favourite?