St John's Wood is very well established residential area benefiting from numerous shopping and leisure facilities. The rolling acres of both Regents Park and Primrose Hill provide the area with wonderful outdoor recreational facilities. The American School based in Loudoun Road has also made a big impact in the area attracting many US expatriates. Notable landmarks are Lord's Cricket Ground and the Abbey Road recording studio famed by the Beatles. Indeed Paul McCartney still lives close by. Transport amenities include local buses and of course St. John's Wood tube (Jubilee Line) offering fast and easy access to West End and Canary Wharf .
Architecturally, St. John's Wood retains pleasing styles from many different periods. There are classical Regency style houses - much sought after - with bow windows and elegant porticos; the stucco fronted houses so popular in Belgravia ; beautifully proportioned Victorian houses, such as those to be found on Loudoun Road ; and more recently built townhouses.
There is no doubt that this 'first suburb' of London will enter the 21st century as one of the most cosmopolitan areas of the Capital. Symbolically, the beautiful Georgian Parish Church , with it fine tower and cupola designed by Thomas Hardwick stands almost opposite the second largest mosque in Europe , built in 1973.
