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Need help with property? Robert Holmes are estate agents in Wimbledon Chase who want to make your property journey as simple and easy as possible. We’ve helped to sell, buy, let and rent homes across the Wimbledon area since 1968. So, whatever your specific needs, we can help – guided by our representative Douglas Bernard, who has over 20 years’ experience in the local area.
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Willow House, 35 High Street, Wimbledon Village, London, SW19 5BY
0208 947 9833
Monday to Friday: 9.00am – 6.30pm
Saturdays: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Sundays: Closed
Wimbledon Chase rests between the main area of Wimbledon and Raynes Park, with its suburbs emerging around the eponymous station. While the area is not technically distinct from Wimbledon, the area sets itself apart with its beautiful selection of properties and parade of local shops along Kingston Road. Find out more about the local area below.
Wimbledon Chase is a compact, largely residential suburb in the London Borough of Merton, falling within the SW20 postcode. It sits sandwiched between Merton Park to the east and Raynes Park to the west, with South Merton to the south. The area takes its name from the station that opened on the Wimbledon to Sutton line on 7 July 1929 — itself named after an ancient deer hunt route, The Chase, which once ran through this part of south-west London. Before the railway arrived, parliamentary approval for the line had been sought as far back as 1910, though the First World War delayed construction for nearly two decades.
The streets around the station tell the story of how the area was built out in the early twentieth century. Edwardian and Victorian terraced houses make up the bulk of the housing stock, laid out in calm, tree-lined roads. Wimbledon Chase is a designated Conservation Area, and Merton’s own planning policy protects it from tall buildings, keeping the skyline low and the streetscape largely intact from the era in which it was first developed.
Day-to-day life centres on Kingston Road, which runs through the area and carries a small parade of shops alongside the station.
In terms of identity, Wimbledon Chase sits in a genuinely useful middle ground: it offers more space and quieter streets than central Wimbledon, while remaining firmly within the wider Wimbledon market — a distinction that matters for buyers and renters who want the schools and green spaces associated with the name without paying the price premium of the Village or the town centre.
The area draws families in particular, partly because of its proximity to well-regarded schools in the Merton catchment, and partly because the housing — predominantly semi-detached and terraced homes with gardens — suits households that need room to spread out. Wimbledon Common, one of London’s largest areas of common land at over 1,000 acres, lies within close reach to the north, offering outdoor space on a scale that few south-west London suburbs can match.
Property types & architecture: Wimbledon Chase is primarily characterised by its large Victorian and Edwardian homes, possessing red-brick facades, bay windows, and often ornate detailing. The area also contains significant numbers of inter-war properties, which are often semi-detached and include spacious gardens.
The exact size and shape of these houses varies, but most of them are large terraces or semis, like those found along Chatsworth Avenue and Chaseside Avenue. If you look carefully you’ll even find the occasional detached, Victorian villa. The large properties found in Wimbledon Chase are a major draw for the area.
Property prices: Homes around Wimbledon Chase station sold for an average of £684k this last year, with flats selling for significantly less (£515k). Semis tended to exceed the average price, reaching around £902k, while terraced properties went for the most at an average of £867k.
Take a look at the HM Land registry to find out the most up to date data.
Wimbledon Chase is about a 10 minute drive (or 20 minute walk) away from the centre of Wimbledon, so there’s plenty of local amenities to take advantage of there. That said, the area itself has a few shops right on its doorstep, including a good spread of takeaways, delis and local grocers. Once you get closer to Wimbledon Chase Station, you’ll find a a Tesco, Co-op, Costa and several other more sizeable shops.
There are also several small parks immediately nearby, with the well-kept John Innes Park to the east of the station, the larger Dundonald and Joseph Hood Recreation Grounds to its north and south respectively (these two are more suitable for sports and field games than the first). If you’re hoping to get some indoor exercise, then the specialist F45 and NGB Fit gyms are right near the centre of Wimbledon Chase.
And, once you leave the local suburbs, there are plenty more amenities to discover in the wider Wimbledon area.
Since Wimbledon Chase has built up around its station, transport links are plentiful. Here are just a few of the ways to get around.
Travel times at a glance
There’s plenty to do in and around Wimbledon Chase, take a look at these 10 ideas for inspiration…
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Douglas Bernard is our representative managing the Wimbledon Chase area. He’s lived in the Wimbledon Park area for many years, raising is family, and has a fantastic knowledge of the Wimbledon area and all it has to offer.
Douglas is also an NAEA qualified property specialist who ran Winkworth’s Herne Hill Clapham North office for over twenty years. As such, he’s able to offer an unrivalled level of service and knowledge when it comes to buying and selling property.
