NW8 · Westminster · Zone 1
Renting in St John's Wood
What it costs to rent in St John's Wood (NW8), how you get around and what the area is like, from 405 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £2,578 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £3,500 a month
- Homes to rent
- 405
Rents
What renting in St John's Wood costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
Studio
£1,925 a month
12 homes · 10% above London
1 bedroom
£2,578 a month
52 homes · middle half £2,300 to £2,730 · 20% above London
2 bedrooms
£3,500 a month
89 homes · middle half £3,011 to £4,250 · 27% above London
3 bedrooms
£6,500 a month
107 homes · middle half £5,633 to £8,898 · 73% above London
4+ bedrooms
£9,815 a month
145 homes · middle half £8,753 to £11,750 · 64% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £1,925 | Not enough homes yet | 12 | 10% above |
| 1 bedroom | £2,578 | £2,300 to £2,730 | 52 | 20% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,500 | £3,011 to £4,250 | 89 | 27% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £6,500 | £5,633 to £8,898 | 107 | 73% above |
| 4+ bedrooms | £9,815 | £8,753 to £11,750 | 145 | 64% above |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations St John's Wood's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
St. John's Wood
3 min walk · nearest for 201 homes
Underground
Swiss Cottage
4 min walk · nearest for 49 homes
Underground
St John's Wood
4 min walk · nearest for 39 homes
Overground
South Hampstead
4 min walk · nearest for 37 homes
Schools
Schools in NW8
Open primary and secondary schools with an NW8 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
2
open schools
2 of the 2 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
1
open school
1 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in NW8
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 22.1 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.3 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
Medium surface-water risk
No river or tidal flood warning area nearby. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in NW8, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Anti-social behaviour27%
- Violence and sexual offences21%
- Other theft9%
- Burglary8%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.