The Address is 221b Baker Street
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221B BAKER STREET LONDON ENGLANDSherlock's home address was 221B Baker Street, Marylebone, LondonThe great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, lived at 221B Baker Street in London, England, but on retirement went to live in Sussex.
There are only two stories indicating there is a telephone at 221b Baker Street with no mention of a phone number. In 'The Adventure of the Three Garridebs' Holmes calls Nathan Garrideb to setup an interview at Garrideb's home. In 'The Adventure of the Retired Colourman' Holmes says, "Thanks to the telephone and the help of the Yard, I can usually get my essentials without leaving this room." Both of these stories are late in Holmes' career, so it is likely the phone was a late addition. NOTE: If you are referring to the 'Sherlock' BBC TV series, your question is in the wrong category.
Until the 1920's, the addresses on Baker Street in London, England only went up to 85. Since that time, there has been a 221, and the Sherlock Holmes museum took that number even though it is out of sequence.
There are at least four:Main Square, Meiringen, SwitzerlandKoshinzuka Park in Karuizawa, JapanPicardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotlandsouth entrance to the Baker Street Underground Railway Station, London, England
The fictional character's address has become a museum to Sherlock Holmes and matches the description of the apartment from the books. There was not a 221b Baker Street until recent years. The numbers on Baker Street only went to 85 during the time the Conan Doyle stories were written.