St John's Wood North
Westminster 001 · 4 sub-areas · 6,484 residents
St John's Wood North is a workplace corner of Westminster — daytime population swells with commuters, the streetscape leans busy and built-up rather than residential, and most residents who do live here rent rather than own. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in St John's Wood North?
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks and 3 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 22 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; the cultural offer is one of the area's draws — dozens of theatres, museums and galleries within two kilometres; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £3,122 a month.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
St John's Wood North in Westminster
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in St John's Wood North?
- The median monthly rent across St John's Wood North is £3,122.
- How safe is St John's Wood North?
- St John's Wood North has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is St John's Wood North?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 13 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near St John's Wood North?
- There are 34 schools within 2 km of St John's Wood North, of which 56% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1174 m away.
- What is the council tax band in St John's Wood North?
- The most common council tax band in St John's Wood North is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,556. Council tax is set by Westminster council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from St John's Wood North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from St John's Wood North to central London is approximately 13 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in St John's Wood North?
- 69% of premises in St John's Wood North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is good but not yet universal.
- What is the deprivation rank of St John's Wood North?
- St John's Wood North sits in IMD decile 8 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in St John's Wood North?
- 41% of households in St John's Wood North are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in St John's Wood North?
- The average property price across Westminster (the local authority covering St John's Wood North) is approximately £872,135, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is St John's Wood North a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Workplace hub — there are more jobs in this area than working-age residents. (3.98 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £45,172.)
- Which local areas are part of St John's Wood North?
- St John's Wood North contains 4 local areas: Westminster 001C, Westminster 001B, Westminster 001D, Westminster 001A.
Frequently asked about St John's Wood North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in St John's Wood North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in St John's Wood North is £3,122. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is St John's Wood North a safe place to live?
- St John's Wood North has a safety score of 51/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near St John's Wood North?
- 56% of schools within 2 km of St John's Wood North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from St John's Wood North?
- Public-transport commute time from St John's Wood North to central London is approximately 13 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is St John's Wood North different from the rest of Westminster?
- St John's Wood North contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does St John's Wood North rank in Westminster?
- St John's Wood North scores 41/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Westminster, see the Cities table on the Westminster page.