St John's Wood North
Westminster · London · population 6,370 · 4 LSOAs
Part of St John's Wood · Postcode NW1 · NW8
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,719 of 6,856 in England
- #186 of 1,002 in London
- #3 of 24 in Westminster
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 32% · Managers & directors 31% · Associate professional 16%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 32% |
| Managers & directors | 31% |
| Associate professional | 16% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 5% |
| Elementary | 3% |
| Sales & customer service | 3% |
| Skilled trades | 2% |
| Process & plant | 1% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 32% · No religion 27% · Muslim 13%
Born outside the UK: 60%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
St John's Wood North is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,719 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 24 in Westminster. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (97) but weak on Living environment (6). Typical homes here sold for about £737,500 over the past year, down 7% across five years (from 54 sales), 14% below the wider Westminster median of £855,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,408 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £64,990 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 116 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £737,500 | 54 | -35.9% | -6.6% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Terraced | £2,675,000 | 7 | +4.9% | -3.0% |
| Flat | £635,000 | 44 | -19.1% | -4.5% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,408 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,351 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 112 |
| Theft | 341 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 73 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 33 |
| Public order & weapons | 67 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Other | 5 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 141 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Westminster
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- RedbournSt Albans75£625,000
- Hatfield Heath, Hallingburys & RodingsUttlesford75£560,000
- Forest Row & Coleman's HatchWealden75£525,000
- Ramsbury, Ogbournes & AveburyWiltshire75£458,750
- Comberbach, Acton Bridge & WhitleyCheshire West and Chester75£430,000
- GreenhillWyre Forest75£255,500