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Housing in NW8 9RE

What the homes in NW8 9RE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St John's Wood South
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,491 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (90.8%). Flats make up 93.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW8 9REEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached2.2%31.5%
Terraced3.8%23%
Purpose-built flat90.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

23.3% of households in the NW8 9RE area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.9% own outright and 8.4% with a mortgage.

NW8 9RE
23%
29%
47%
England
  • Owned23.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented28.9%20.5%
  • Social rented46.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW8 9REEngland
Owned outright14.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan8.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council27.8%8.3%
From a housing association19.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 50.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW8 9REEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

NW8 9REEngland
Living alone, under 6626%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over24.7%12.8%
Couple, no children9.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.9%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 9RE (St John's Wood South) (about 1,491 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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