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Wimbledon Town & Dundonald
Merton, London
PocketsSouth Wimbledon (west · Merton Road)Wimbledon Broadway North (Queens Road · South Park Gardens)Wimbledon Broadway South (Dundonald Recreation Ground · Hartfield Road)Wimbledon Chase (Dundonald Recreation Ground · John Innes Recreation Ground)
Wimbledon Town and Dundonald covers the heart of Wimbledon, a busy town-centre ward with Victorian and Edwardian terraces, the main shopping district and the civic core. Heritage is solid: seven listed buildings including the Grade II Wimbledon Town Hall, the Grade II Fire Station and the Grade II Church of St Winefride, with just over a quarter of the ward inside a conservation area. Public-transport access is good via Wimbledon station, which gives the District line, National Rail to Waterloo and Tramlink. Twenty-seven Outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, and the food and retail depth is strong at 118 and 105 venues. The drawbacks are that nature scores are mid-range — green space within the ward is limited to 11.2 hectares with Dundonald Rec the largest at 4.8 — air quality is only moderate on the Broadway, and market affordability is weak given the town centre's pull.
- Strongest65Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong61Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Watch out7Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 7 listed buildings
- 25.7% covered by a conservation area
- 7 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Dundonald Recreation Ground (4.8 hectares)
- 224 open venues (119 food and drink, 105 other)
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Property prices & growth
47Better than 44% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability25
- Rent affordability20
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)80
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For Wimbledon Town & Dundonald: 170 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
65Better than 80% of London
- Personal safety70
- Property crime63
- Anti-social behaviour64
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Connectivity
61Better than 77% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
49Better than 51% of London
- Air quality48
- Quietness50
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Cultural Signal
29Better than 63% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining29
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene57
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
224 open venues nearby — 119 food & drink, 105 other.
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Education
61Better than 84% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools66
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For Wimbledon Town & Dundonald: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
24Better than 41% of London
7 listed buildings · 26% under a conservation area
- Fire StationGrade II
- Wimbledon Town HallGrade II
- Church of St WinefrideGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
38Better than 5% of London
- Green spaces50
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Dundonald Recreation Ground (5 ha). ~11 ha of green space in total.
Area development
7Better than 65% of London
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- Is Wimbledon Town & Dundonald safe?
- Wimbledon Town & Dundonald scores 65 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Wimbledon Town & Dundonald a good place to live?
- Wimbledon Town & Dundonald scores 43 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are safety (65) and connectivity (61); its weakest is area development (7). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Wimbledon Town & Dundonald?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Wimbledon Town & Dundonald 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 61 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Wimbledon Town & Dundonald expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Wimbledon Town & Dundonald is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 5/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Wimbledon Town & Dundonald?
- Wimbledon Town & Dundonald scores 61 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 7 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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