St Johns Wood, London

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Just been looking on Rightmove at houses in St John's Wood

What kind of people live here? Do any MNers live there? I am amazed at the house prices, even renting is at least a couple of grand a month!

Belsize Park? I once unintentionally caused grave offence by saying 'X Road in Belsize Park? Isn't that in Kilburn?' Which it wasn't, I was wrong, but no coming back from that one.

There’s a really great Jewish deli there, Harry Morgan’s. DH would love to live there, I’m against for what our money would (or wouldn’t rather) get us.

A family member lives there. Bought his four bed town house in 1969 for £35,000. Now worth ££££ but is neither here nor there as he intends to die in it.

He is Jewish as are a lot of his neighbours and they all seem to have come from other affluent cities on the continent. All seemingly normal but bankers, business owners etc to afford those sorts of housing costs.

I like Belsize Park High Street my hairdressers are there. I do worry about how people do their normal grocery shopping though. Id hate not to have a Tesco or something on my doorstep. What i love is that they have an offy were the wine is on display for you to help yourself. And they have tables outside. It wouldnt last five minutes in my neck of the woods.

Aw I used to go to school on Ellsworthy road. Makes for great memories reading that.

my neighbours (mixed race gay couple) lived there and really didn't like it at all, I think they found it pretty soulless.

There isn't anywhere like SJW up in the North I don't think

In northern England? Of course there is. As well as the Cheshire Golden Triangle, there's also another one in Yorkshire.

I know someone who lives there, he is a chairman of a private finance firm, and is minted basically.

Lovely properties but the prices are ludicrous.

I have quite a few friends who live there. It is very popular with Americans because the American School in London is there. My friends’ children all speak with American accents even though they’ve never lived in the US.

It’s a very strange spot. I know because I live very close by. The “villagey” high street is a complete misnomer. It’s soulless as hell. Some very big houses cheek by jowl with council estates. It’s quite green for London and right up by Regents Park.

No English families. High Arabic and Jewish population and many, many short-stay Americans because the American School is there.

Bishops Avenue is not about nice houses though, it is about cost and showing off. Many of those houses are left empty for long periods of time while the owners are at home elsewhere.

@EssentialHummus oh yes, I used to go to Harry Morgans on the way home. Much nicer than Blooms.

Used to drop stuff into the dress agency to sell.

Richoux too, until about year ago, on a weekend.

Nice stuff in the charity shop as well.

Memories, nice ones.

The Bishop's Avenue is horrible.

My exes parents used to. It’s not actually that great a place to live. Far prettier areas of London with same kind of properties. I love Hampstead and Primrose Hill. Holland Park has beautiful streets but I’m strictly a norf landan girl...

cassian that’s in n2, this is nw8.

Kate Moss used to live there. On Melina Place and Damien Lewis did too.

Daniel Craig rented there for a while too.

LOVED the chicken soup in Harry Morgan's!

@Pipandmum Damian Lewis lived in Tufnell Park when I lived there, he must have upgraded!!

Just saw a flat for sale in Hampstead priced at 2 million

That is cheap. I am on the outskirts of London and there is a flat for sale for over £10 million .

It is a big flat

that’s in n2, this is nw8

what is? The Bishop's Avenue? It isn't.

It is cassian. Here you go, from Wikipedia: The Bishops Avenue
Avenue in London, England
DescriptionThe Bishops Avenue, London N2, connects the north side of Hampstead Heath at Kenwood, Hampstead to East Finchley and is on the boundary between the London Boroughs of Barnet and Haringey. It is considered to be one of the wealthiest streets in the world. Wikipedia

I mean, the top of it might be something other than n2, but not nw8.

My best friend's close relatives live there, he is a musician in a very famous band. Beautiful house, they even have a piano as a gift from Elton John! Every time I go i just want to sneak off and take photos haha

Another job single mum in 3 bed flat in sloane Square, all marble and roses, dressed top to tie in chanel, kid went to dad's in Switzerland every other month.

Serena Dawson?

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet but always makes me think of the Rolling Stones song Play With Fire "Your mother she's an heiress, owns a block in Saint John's Wood"