Living In St John’s Wood, London
St John’s Wood is simply one of prime London’s most sought-after areas.
The area is full of some of the best detached villas in all of London and offers potential home buyers a stunning area in which to live.
Lord’s Cricket Ground is situated in St John’s Wood and Regent’s Park, one of London’s most popular parks, is a short walk away.
There is a wide array of property types on offer in St John’s Wood.
These include properties such as:
Flats in mansion blocks/ converted house,
Maisonettes in a converted house,
Townhouses,
Semi-detached houses,
Detached mansions.
Attractions for locals in St John’s Wood include London Zoo (which is situated in Regents Park), the sports grounds for sporting activities on the weekends (also situated in Regents Park) as well as walks to nearby Primrose Hill and a longer walk to Hampstead Heath to help escape the feeling of living in a city.
The transport in St John’s wood is very good.
St John’s Wood station is on the Jubilee Line and nearby stations such as Baker Street station, which is on the Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee and Circle Lines and Marylebone station offer great links to the city and beyond.
Heathrow airport is roughly a 30 minute drive from St John’s Wood, making it a great location in which to live for those who need to travel internationally for business (or pleasure!)…
Mayfair (Bond Street Street) is circa 9 minutes away, too!
St John’s Wood is also close to Hampstead and Highgate, also prime area of London, and is a short distance to London’s West End thanks to a tube journey from St John’s Wood station to Piccadilly Circus station (via a change at Baker Street station).
Schooling in the area is very strong and some of the most sought-after schools include:
The American School in London - hence the area being very popular with American families.
Arnold House Prep School.
Robinsfield Infant School.
Barrow Hill Junior School.
Abercorn Place Prep School.
“The area is full of some of the best detached villas in all of London and offers potential home buyers a stunning area in which to live.”
So, what would it cost a potential home buyer to purchase a property in St John’s Wood?
Studio flat: £320,000 for a 280 sq ft studio flat.
1 bed flat: £895,000 for a 771 sq ft 1 bed flat with a private garden.
2 bed flat: £1,700,000 for a 1,367 sq ft 2 bed flat.
3 bed maisonette: £4,295,000 for a 2,852 sq ft 3 bed maisonette with a large private garden.
3 bed townhouse: £2,995,000 for a 1,650 sq ft 3 bed townhouse.
4 bed townhouse: £3,600,000 for a 2,200 sq ft 4 bed townhouse
4 bed semi-detached house: £4,950,000 for a 2,732 sq ft 4 bed semi-detached house.
5 bed detached house: £6,950,000 for a 4,000 sq ft 5 bed detached house.
5 bed detached house on one of the most sought-after roads: £25,000,000 for a 12,000+ sq ft mansion on one of the best roads in St John’s Wood.
At the higher end of the price points, like for the 12,000+ sq ft mansion on one of the best roads in St John’s Wood above, St John’s Wood is well known for it’s wide, tree-lined roads and beautiful white stucco villas.
Some of the most expensive properties to sell on the open market in St John’s Wood over the course of the past 12-18 months have been:
£15,400,000 - 7 bed house on Acacia Road.
£13,000,000 - 5 bed house on Avenue Road.
£12,500,000 - 5 bed house on Hamilton Terrace.
£12,250,000 - 5 bed house on Acacia Road.
£12,800,000 - 6 bed house (with a separate 2 bed mews house) on Queens Grove.
The average price/ sq ft is currently £1,342.
Over 36% of properties have a £1 million+ asking price and over 38% of properties on the open market have been for sale for 6 or more months and 64% of properties on the open market have been for sale for 3 or more months.
Seeing as the average price/ sq ft in the area stands at £1,342, would you be tempted to buy a family house in St John’s Wood instead of living in Prime Central London?
What about St John’s Wood would tempt you to consider moving there?