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ST JOHNS WOOD, London

Located north west of Regent's Park, and stretching leafily out from Lord's cricket ground, St. John's Wood was one of London's first informal garden suburbs. Property ranges from huge Regency villas and Victorian houses to 1960's apartment blocks and modern flats. St. John's Wood Terrace offers a pretty enclave of multi-coloured three-storey Victorian houses, whilst grand luxury apartment are to be found off Wellington Road. High security-gated properties and CCTV cameras don't add to the friendliness of the area. Traffic can be a problem.

With it's adjoining neighbours of Primrose Hill, Regents Park and Maida Vale, on most mornings a hard core of tiny Viennese ladies are found taking coffee and pastries in the cafes on the high street, reminders of St Johns Wood's wartime past as a destination for European refugees.

In fact there is more of an international feel to St Johns Wood than there is to its immediate neighbours, which is hardly surprising given the draw of both the American School which is tucked away behind Abbey Road and the huge Regents Park mosque.

Lords cricket ground is a blessing for local enthusiasts and an irritation for most of the residents as, throughout the summer, St Johns Wood is invaded by visiting cricket fans from across the world. Primrose Hill is a short walk away, as is Regents Park, and following the tow path along Regents Canal (part of the Grand Union canal) past London Zoo leads to Camden Lock market.

The St Johns Wood Estate was largely developed during the 19th Century by local builders who took leases from the big landowners, the Eyre Estate and Harrow School. Most houses are now owned as freeholds, but there are still a number of houses on mid term or short leases, often with onerous ground rent clauses.

Two very real advantages to living in St Johns Wood are that the West End is within walking distance, and that the underground station is on the Jubilee Line; which is London's newest and perhaps best line.

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