King's Speech: How will this impact us
Opening the new session of Parliament, King Charles III announced more than 40 Bills the UK Government has committed to introduce, with housing and Continued
Welcome to
St Johns Wood
NW8
St John’s Wood was one of the first London suburbs to be developed with its eclectic mix of expensive mansion blocks and lower level villa style housing. Self-contained and prosperous, St John's Wood High Street boasts a high proportion of independent retailers. St John’s Wood is home to Lords Cricket Ground and the famous ‘Abbey Road Studios’.
Entertainment
96-98 Baker Street, W1U 6TJOffering a unique entertainment programme of the best new and recent cinema releases along with a rather more eclectic choice of films.
96 Finchley Road, NW3 5EL
Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH
Inner Circle, Regents Park, NW1 4NU
Outer Circle, Regents Park, NW1 4RY
St John’s Wood Road, NW8 8QN
St Johns Wood Womens Club
The St John’s Wood Women’s Club (SJWWC) is a social and civic non-profit organisation promoting friendship through their many activities and social events, welcoming citizens of all nationalities and dedicated to enhancing the London Experience www.sjwwc.org
Parks
Regent’s Park
Regent's Park is the largest grass area for sports in Central London and offers a wide variety of activities, as well as an Open Air Theatre, the London Zoo and many cafes and restaurants. It opens at 5am all year round.
Places of Worship
146 Lodge Road, NW8 7RG
Holy Trinity & All Saints Church
St Johns Wood High Street, NW8 7NE
New London Synagogue
33 Abbey Road, NW8 0AT
Hamilton Terrace, NW8 9RE
St Johns House, St Johns Wood High Street, NW8 7NE
St John’s Wood United Synagogue
37/41 Grove End Road, NW8 9NG
54 Lodge Road, NW8 8LA
28 St John’s Wood Road, NW8 7HA
37/41 Grove End Road, NW8 9NG
Supermarkets
Marks and Spencer
Unit 7 Baker Street Station, NW1 5LD
Panzers Delicatessen
13-19 Circus Road, NW8 6PD
Sainsbury’s
241-279 Finchley Road, NW3 6LU
Tesco
6-14 Circus Road, NW8 6PG
Emergency Numbers
Westminster Council
Westminster City Hall,64 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QP
020 7641 6000
Electrical Emergency
0845 600 0102
Gas Leaks
0800 111 999
Local Police
20 Newcourt Street, NW8 7AA
101 Non Emergency
999 Emergency
Nearest Hospita
lRoyal Free Hospital, Pond Street, NW3 2QG
020 7794 0500
St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, W2 1NY
020 7866 1306
Water Main Leak
Thames Water
0845 9200 800
Transport
St John’s Wood Tube Station
Jubilee Line – underground
Maida Vale
Bakerloo Line – underground
Stamp Duty Calculator
The Price of the property
£First time buyer (Up to £625k)
Property is a buy to let or second home
Stamp Duty to pay is:
No stamp duty tax(less than 125K) Show Rates
| Brackets | Standard rate | Buy-to-let/Second home rate |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £250,000 | 0% | 3% |
| £250,001 - £925,000 | 5% | 8% |
| £925,001 - £1.5m | 10% | 13% |
| Over £1.5m | 12% | 15% |
| Source: HMRC (April 2016) | ||
First time buyers
| Brackets | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £425,000 | 0% | |
| £250,001 - £625,000 | 5% | |
| Source: HMRC (April 2016) | ||
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