GTA London Map
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About this map
Use the style menu on the map to switch cities and views. How the map is drawn and credits.
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What the GTA London map covers
Released in 1999, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 and its prequel add-on London 1961 brought the series' top-down gameplay to 1960s Britain—the only mainline expansions set in a real-world city. This page includes both versions of London alongside the Manchester multiplayer map from London 1961. Use the style menu at the top of the viewer to switch cities or toggle between the overhead street view and the land-use map.
London 1969
Built on the same 256 × 256 block grid as the GTA 1 cities, London 1969 condenses central London around the winding course of the River Thames. Sidewalks and pedestrian plazas cover a larger share of the grid than in any GTA 1 city, while buildings occupy roughly a quarter of the map.
London 1961
Set eight years earlier, London 1961 reuses nearly the entire 1969 street plan with small block-level adjustments. Toggling between London 1969 and London 1961 in the style menu keeps your camera centered on the same spot, making it easy to spot the subtle differences between the two releases.
Manchester
Added in London 1961 for multiplayer matches, Manchester is a smaller, more open arena than London, with wider grassy areas and fewer dense city blocks.
How the GTA London map is drawn
Every city in GTA London is laid out on a 256 × 256 grid of blocks. The Top view renders the highest surface of each column straight from above at the native 64 × 64 pixels per block, producing a 16,384 × 16,384 pixel mosaic of the entire city. Zoom all the way in to inspect individual rooftop and street tiles.
The Land use and traffic view renders the same 256 × 256 grid at 16 pixels per block, color-coding each cell by block type and marking one-way and two-way traffic directions on every road. Toggling between the two views of the same city keeps your camera position locked in place, while selecting a different city frames the new map in full.
- Water
- Road
- Pavement
- Field
- Building (lighter is taller)
- Traffic direction
Map imagery and credits
The top-down and land-use maps on this page are reconstructed by GTAMap and sliced into zoomable tile pyramids. Underlying game world © Rockstar Games / Take-Two Interactive. See our disclaimer for full copyright details, or contact us with any questions.
GTA London map FAQ
What is the difference between London 1969 and London 1961?
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 was the first mission pack for the original GTA, released in 1999. London 1961 followed later that year as a free PC add-on requiring London 1969. Both share the same core London street layout with minor block changes, while 1961 introduces new missions, period vehicles, and a multiplayer map. You can switch between both in the style menu to compare them directly.
What is the Manchester map?
Manchester is a compact multiplayer deathmatch map included with the London 1961 expansion. You can select it from the style menu right below the two London maps.
Why does the GTA London map look flat?
In-game, the camera uses a perspective projection, so building walls lean outward as you drive past them. This map uses a true orthographic overhead projection instead, showing only the top surface of each block—rooftops, roads, sidewalks, grass, and water—without building sides, slopes, vehicles, pedestrians, or dynamic lighting.
What is the land-use and traffic view?
It color-codes every block on the grid by surface type—road, pavement, field, water, or building—with taller structures shaded lighter, and overlays directional arrows showing how traffic flows along each street.
Are there coordinates or collectible markers on this map?
Not yet. Each city is built on a 256 × 256 block grid, and these maps are indexed by grid position rather than continuous world coordinates, so there is no live coordinate readout or marker overlay yet.