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Housing in NW8 0NH

What the homes in NW8 0NH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St John's Wood North
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,486 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.6%). Flats make up 74%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW8 0NHEngland
Detached3.7%22.9%
Semi-detached7.8%31.5%
Terraced14.5%23%
Purpose-built flat68.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.5% of households in the NW8 0NH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 33.3% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.

NW8 0NH
46%
47%
England
  • Owned46.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented47%20.5%
  • Social rented6.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW8 0NHEngland
Owned outright33.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.7%18.2%
Other private rented7.2%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW8 0NHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.2%). 26.9% of households include dependent children.

NW8 0NHEngland
Living alone, under 6623.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Westminster

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Westminster (August 2026, −0.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WestminsterEngland
All homes£3,196£1,459
One bedroom£2,548£1,195
Two bedrooms£3,305£1,335
Three bedrooms£3,895£1,489
Four or more£5,424£2,161
Detached£2,908£1,640
Semi-detached£2,921£1,449
Terraced£3,810£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,957£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW8 0NH (St John's Wood North) (about 1,486 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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