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St John's Wood North: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the St John's Wood North neighbourhood of Westminster, England (ONS area Westminster 001). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes NW1, NW8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NW8 6PY.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Westminster
St John's Wood North is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Westminster (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £3,187,500 and flats for £780,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Westminster (0.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, St. John's Wood, is about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 14 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£3,187,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£780,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -17% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.06; 1 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£91,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where St John's Wood North sits in Westminster
- Typical house price: 5th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Westminster with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 12th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Westminster
- Average household income: 4th highest of 24 neighbourhoods in Westminster
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 14 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in St John's Wood North
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 14 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Westminster, 3 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Degree-educated residents
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- St. John's Wood Underground station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (310 m in a straight line).
- South Hampstead Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (960 m in a straight line). About 7.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to London Euston (about 8 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St John's Wood Primary School 260 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Standards maintained.
- Nearest state secondary school Harris Academy St John's Wood 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2019). Ungraded visit Mar 2025: Improved significantly.
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about St John's Wood North
What is the typical house price in St John's Wood North?
£3,187,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.
How does St John's Wood North compare with the rest of Westminster?
Typical house price: 5th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Westminster with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 12th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in Westminster. Average household income: 4th highest of 24 neighbourhoods in Westminster.
Is St John's Wood North an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is St John's Wood North gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 1 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to St John's Wood North?
St. John's Wood. Underground station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (310 m in a straight line).
Which state schools are nearest to St John's Wood North?
Nearest state primary school. St John's Wood Primary School. 260 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Harris Academy St John's Wood. 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2019). Ungraded visit Mar 2025: Improved significantly.
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.