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St. John's Wood

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25,777 people · median £875,000 · Westminster

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Westminster Council · Conservative-controlled 32/54 seats · 59% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population25,777

0–14

15%

15–24

13%

25–44

33%

45–64

24%

65+

15%

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Median age38.4

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate57%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents7.7%

Self-employed · of people in work21.3%

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Retired10.9%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified57%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications14.9%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health85%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7/10

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Happiness7.01/10

Feels worthwhile7.25/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.73/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 6/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

5.6/10

Employment

6.7/10

Education & skills

7.5/10

Health & disability

7.4/10

Crime

6.3/10

Housing & services

4.3/10

Living environment

1.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

31%

own their home

50%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 23%

ONS Census 2021

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