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Wimbledon

SW19 · Merton

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Centre Court at the All England Club, Wimbledon. Photograph by GATORFAN2525.

Wimbledon is a popular area in south London, known for its mix of suburban and village-like atmosphere, with a range of housing types and a vibrant town centre.

What stands out

  • leafy residential streets
  • annual tennis tournament
  • mix of old and new architecture

Trade-offs

  • quiet village feel versus lively town centre
  • spacious housing versus busy roads
  • green spaces versus urban development

What is already known about Wimbledon

Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes
1,657 in SW19
Localities
Abbey, Colliers Wood, Cricket Green, Hillside
Local authority
Merton, Wandsworth
Country
England
Centre postcode
SW19 7LB
Postcode-point mapWimbledon

The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.

Open map

Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on SW19 1RF — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole Wandle policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing SW19 1RF — a named area can span several of them, so this is the one covering the centre of Wimbledon, not all of it. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · Wandle neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected
55records in
July 2026
Violence & sexual offences16
Anti-social behaviour15
Other theft6
Drugs5
Vehicle crime5
Shoplifting4

One month of records for the Wandle policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 55 records
CategoryRecorded nearLatest outcome
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cardigan RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Caxton RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downside CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downside CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Downside CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near East RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kingsley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kingsley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Laburnum RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Lacock CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Norman RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near North RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near North RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near North RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sports/recreation AreaNo outcome published yet
BurglaryOn or near Chaucer WayInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
DrugsOn or near Burns CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
DrugsOn or near Kingsley RoadUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Kingsley RoadFurther investigation is not in the public interest
DrugsOn or near Regent PlaceLocal resolution
DrugsOn or near Tintern CloseUnder investigation
Other crimeOn or near Downside CloseUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Kingsley RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Laburnum RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Milton RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Other theftOn or near Olive RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near South RoadUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near South RoadUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Deburgh RoadUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Bus/coach StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Bus/coach StationAwaiting court outcome
ShopliftingOn or near Plough LaneAwaiting court outcome
ShopliftingOn or near Plough LaneUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near North RoadUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bus/coach StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Copper Mill LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Kingsley RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Norman RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Plough LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Battle CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Chaucer WayUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near East RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near East RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near East RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near East RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near East RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near East RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near East RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Holmes RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Kingsley RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Kingsley RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near North RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Plough LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Regent PlaceInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near South RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Wandle on the force site

Planning Data · England

Intersecting designations

Connected
Conservation area

Wimbeldon Broadway2598 · from 1 January 1985

Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.

About Planning Data

Planning London Datahub · 400 m

Nearby planning applications

Live feed
725applications on record
within 400 m
  1. 20 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    APPLICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 1 SET OF INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED TEXT BEHIND GLAZING, 1 INTERNALL ILLUMINATED ROUNDEL BEHIND GLAZING AND 1 INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTION SIGN

    7 WIMBLEDON BRIDGE · SW19 7NH · 26/ADV/1801 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  2. 10 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    PROVISION OF ROOFTOP PADEL COURTS, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, INCLUDING RECEPTION, CHANGING ACCOMMODATION, TOILETS, SHOWERS, SEATING AREAS, ANCILLARY REFRESHMENT FACILITIES, LANDSCAPING, ACCESS ALTERATIONS, SIGNAGE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Car Park, WIMBLEDON BRIDGE HOUSE 1 HARTFIELD ROAD · SW19 3RU · 26/FULL/1738 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  3. 5 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    ADVERT CONSENT FOR THE PROPOSED 1X PICTORIAL PROJECTING SIGN, 1X DOOR PLAQUE, 1X MENU CASE, 1X SET OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSE NAME LETTERS AND 1X SET OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSE NUMBERS

    25 - 27 WIMBLEDON HILL ROAD · SW19 7NE · 26/ADV/1723 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  4. 4 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    ADVERT CONSENT FOR 2 X FASCIA SIGNS (ILLUMINATED LETTERING ON A NON-ILLUMINATED PANEL)

    Primark, WIMBLEDON QUARTER 4 QUEEN'S ROAD · SW19 8ND · 26/ADV/1714 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  5. 30 July 2026Application Under Consideration

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STORY REAR GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION, SECOND FLOOR CLOSET WING EXTENSION, ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING BASEMENT WITHIN EXISTING FOOTPRINT WITH 2 NO. LIGHT WELLS. SOLAR PANELS TO ROOF

    126 ALEXANDRA ROAD · SW19 7JY · 26/FULL/1679 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗
  6. 29 July 2026Application Under Consideration

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED DRAWINGS) OF APPLICATION 24/P1930 FOR GLAZED ROOF COVERING TO FIRST FLOOR TERRACE AND MINOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE ALTERATIONS TO RETRACTABLE ROOF STRUCTURE

    Pub 31 - 33 WIMBLEDON HILL ROAD · SW19 7NE · 26/SEC73/1629 · MertonOpen on the council's portal ↗

Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.

About the Planning London Datahub

Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near SW19 1RF, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

22everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

6

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

  1. 100 mMorrisons51, The BroadwayMap ↗
  2. 147 mAldi4, Wimbledon BridgeMap ↗
  3. 270 mBubboo Oriental Grocery6-10, St. George's RoadMap ↗
  4. 319 mSainsbury's8-12, Worple RoadMap ↗
  5. 532 mWaitroseAlexandra Road, Merton ParkMap ↗
  6. 1.1 kmBliss Convenience Store156, Merton Hall RoadMap ↗

Health

8

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 64 mBootsQueens Road, Merton ParkMap ↗
  2. 111 mSuperdrugQueens Road, Merton ParkMap ↗
  3. 222 mWimbledon Dental Studio91a, The BroadwayMap ↗
  4. 322 mFrancis Grove Surgery8, Francis GroveMap ↗
  5. 346 mAlexandra Surgery39, Alexandra RoadMap ↗
  6. 450 mWoodside Dental Practice49, WoodsideMap ↗
  7. 538 mWimbledon Central Dental Practice55, Worple RoadMap ↗
  8. 543 mWimbledon Medical Practice79, Pelham RoadMap ↗

Exercise

0

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Civic and everyday

8

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 197 mTheJunction Box - The Broadway Post Office89, The BroadwayMap ↗
  2. 309 mSt Mark's Church HallCompton Road, Merton ParkMap ↗
  3. 329 mWimbledon Library35, Wimbledon Hill RoadMap ↗
  4. 383 mSt. Andrew's Church HallHerbert Road, Merton ParkMap ↗
  5. 409 mWimbledon Post Office56, Wimbledon Hill RoadMap ↗
  6. 795 mJohn Innes Youth Centre61, Kingston RoadMap ↗
  7. 1.0 kmMail Boxes Etc.238, Merton High StreetMap ↗
  8. 1.0 kmLondis3, Kingston RoadMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of SW19 1RF, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

19open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

7

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 686 mDundonald Recreation GroundMerton Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  2. 1.1 kmHaydons Road Recreation GroundMerton, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  3. 1.2 kmNelson GardensMerton, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  4. 1.2 kmAbbey Recreation GroundMerton, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  5. 1.2 kmSt Mary's GlebeMerton Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  6. 1.2 kmJohn Innes ParkMerton Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  7. 1.4 kmTrafalgar GardenMerton, London Borough of MertonMap ↗

Playgrounds

3

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

  1. 583 mDundonald PlaygroundFairlawn Road, Merton ParkMap ↗
  2. 1.1 kmPriory Close Play AreaPriory Close, High Path EstateMap ↗
  3. 1.4 kmRushmere playgroundClifton Road, Wimbledon VillageMap ↗

Nature and water

1

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

  1. 935 mRailway PathMerton, London Borough of MertonMap ↗

Outdoor sport

8

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

  1. 605 mDundonald Rec Tennis ClubMerton Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  2. 760 mWilton Tennis Club28, Merton ParkMap ↗
  3. 1.0 kmWimbledon Chase Front FieldMerton Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  4. 1.1 kmChurch Lane Playing FieldsMerton Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  5. 1.1 kmWimbledon Chase Back FieldMerton Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  6. 1.2 kmWimbledon Chase Tennis CourtsMerton Park, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  7. 1.4 kmGarfield Road Recreation GroundCollier's Wood, London Borough of MertonMap ↗
  8. 1.4 kmThe CageHadleigh Close, Merton ParkMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Postcode districtsSW19outcode-proxy-v1 · Greathome editorial boundary proxy
Local authorityMertonCurrent · ONS Postcode Directory via Postcodes.io

Everyday life

Residents can enjoy a range of local amenities, including shops, cafes, and restaurants, as well as a weekly market. The area also has a number of parks and open spaces, providing opportunities for outdoor activities and relaxation. Local services cater to a variety of needs, making it easy to live and work in the area.

Housing character

The housing stock in Wimbledon is diverse, with a range of period homes, modern apartments, and converted houses. Properties can be found in a variety of styles, from Victorian and Edwardian houses to sleek new developments. The area offers a mix of spacious family homes and compact apartments, suiting different lifestyles and budgets.

Getting around

Wimbledon has good transport links, with a major railway station and several bus routes connecting residents to the rest of London. The area is also well-connected to the city's cycle network, making it easy to get around on two wheels. A major London Underground line also serves the area, providing quick access to the city centre.

Things to investigate

Those interested in exploring Wimbledon should check out the local parks and green spaces, including a large public park with a lake and walking trails. The town centre has a range of attractions, including a museum, art galleries, and a historic church. Visitors can also take a stroll along a major shopping street, lined with high-end boutiques and independent shops.

Schools

Measured by distance from the area centre, straight line. Primary is a walk and secondary is a journey, so they are counted on different radii. Ofsted's published judgements, not a Greathome rating.

Primarystate-funded, within 2 km

16 schools

Judged by Ofsted
15
At least Good
15
Outstanding or equivalent
5
Below Good
0

Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km

19 schools

Judged by Ofsted
19
At least Good
19
Outstanding or equivalent
7
Below Good
0

27 open schools of every phase sit within 2 km, 6 of them independent. Independent schools carry no Ofsted judgement in this release, so they appear in the total and never in the judged figures. Nothing here establishes catchment, admissions eligibility or available places.

The nearest 6 schools, with their published judgement
SchoolPhaseDistancePublished judgement
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
Willington SchoolNot applicable0.5 kmNo published judgement
Dundonald Primary SchoolPrimary0.6 kmGood · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
Pelham Primary SchoolPrimary0.6 kmStrong standard · Report card, curriculum and teaching
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.7 kmOutstanding · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024
Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 kmOutstanding · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024

Open Schools & Education

Housing market context

£612,681average house price across Merton, June 2026

A year earlier the same measure was £609,436, a change of +0.5%.

Average price across the whole local authority for one month, from the ONS series built on HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data. It is not a neighbourhood median and not a valuation of any property. Two guides in the same borough share this figure while their streets differ. House-price data is revised, and recent months are the most likely to move.

Source: Average house price by local authority, Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index.

What this report does not cover

  • neighbourhood median sale price (not_available): Only a local-authority average is connected, from ONS. A neighbourhood median needs enough geocoded transactions inside the guide boundary, which the per-postcode HMLR queries cannot supply.
  • rents (not_available): No rent series is connected. Advertised rents and official all-tenancy measures are different things and neither is available here yet.
  • journey times (not_available): No journey planner is connected. Transport is measured as nearby stops, not as time to anywhere. TfL PTAL and journey-time APIs would replace it for London.
  • school admissions history (not_available): Admission arrangements are held by each admission authority and are not in the GIAS or Ofsted snapshots.
  • licensed premises and venues (not_available): No licensing register or venue dataset is connected. Food-hygiene categories are not a pub register.
  • image rights (not_yet_verified): No licensed image library is connected. Return an image brief rather than an asset.
  • approved boundary polygon (not_yet_verified): Boundaries are postcode-district proxies. Counts describe the districts named, not a town-centre polygon.

Boundary

Wimbledon, taken as the SW19 postcode district. A postcode-district proxy, not an approved polygon. These are postcode districts standing in for an approved polygon. Present every count as "in these postcode districts", never as a neighbourhood or town-centre figure.

Sources

Evidence checked 2026-09-11. Last content change 2026-09-10. Next review 2026-09-18.

Look this place up in detail

Each of these opens on SW19 1RF, the postcode anchoring Wimbledon, and queries its own source only when you open it.