Property Investment St Johns Wood, London NW8

Bordered by both Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, St John's Wood is excellently located. There are several mansion blocks with superb views over Regent's Park and Central London. Away from the park the tree-lined streets offer attractive properties including semi-detached and terraced houses and also a number of large detached properties standing in their own grounds.
The area is very central, smart and peaceful with good local amenities in St John's Wood itself and also in Swiss Cottage. The American School is nearby.

St. John's Wood and the surrounding areas that the St. John's Wood covers are very well established residential areas, with numerous shopping and leisure facilities. The rolling acres of both Regents Park and Primrose Hill, provide the area with wonderful outdoor recreational facilities. There are many architectural styles of property within the area, the main being Victorian, Georgian, Edwardian, Art Deco and Regency. The areas are well served by public transport to both the City and the West End, as well as within easy commuting distance of Heathrow Airport.

Architecturally, St. John's Wood retains pleasing styles from many different periods. There are classical Regency style houses - much sought after - with bow windows and elegant porticos; the stucco fronted houses so popular in Belgravia; beautifully proportioned Victorian houses, such as those to be found on Loudoun Road; and more recently built townhouses.

There is no doubt that this 'first suburb' of London will enter the 21st century as one of the most cosmopolitan areas of the Capital. Symbolically, the beautiful Georgian Parish Church, with it fine tower and cupola designed by Thomas Hardwick stands almost opposite the second largest mosque in Europe, built in 1973.

The area's villas were often the establishments for courtesans. In 1849, the Great Central Railway disturbed the calm of St. John's Wood and World War II destroyed many of the magnificent houses that once populated the streets. However, the 1950s and 1960s proved to be an era of regeneration.

Many of the older properties of Carlton and Clifton Hills were refurbished and smart townhouses sprung up from the rubble of the villas. Bordering Regent's Park in the Borough of Westminster, St. John's Wood remains much of the charm that still attracts prominent residents.

Travel Links to St Johns Wood

St Johns Wood (Jubilee Line)

South Hampstead Railway Station

Motorway Junction M1 Junction 1

Airport London City