Flats to rent in Wimbledon & SW19 and Houses to rent in Wimbledon & SW19

One of London's most famous suburbs, Wimbledon is affluent and highly sought after in all its areas. With fantastic local resources and amenities, it might be said to be suffering an embarrassment of riches. This is affluent suburbia to the max, and a target for anyone who wants to live it large, well, and in relaxation.

Homes in the area cover a wide range. In South Wimbledon there are excellent, compact streets of very fine Victorian and Edwardian terraces, and there are excellent constructions of luxury flats in the centre of the area and up Wimbledon Hill. In the roads that lead between the Park and the Common, there are some absolutely stunning, large detached homes, both Edwardian and Victorian. If you're in the village, you're looking at some superb streets, wide and leafy, of Victorian houses that are almost all imposing and excellent in quality. Obviously, all properties overlooking the Common itself are going to have a premium attached.

Wimbledon Village and South Wimbledon used to have a vast differential in price, with the former, near to the tennis, hugely more costly. Though this has shrunk, they are still different places. South Wimbledon is essentially Wimbledon's Croydon, with a lot of shopping, excellent transport links, and very good restaurants and coffee shops amongst the high street brands. Wimbledon Village is filled with gorgeous boutiques and salons, excellent high-class furnishings and fashion as well as excellent restaurants, and feels semi-rural as opposed to its neighbour's more upfront milieu.

Both share however stunning overall resources. They border the biggest green space in London, the immense Wimbledon Common/Richmond Park sprawl in which you could happily lose a few towns. Next to the tennis club as well is the area's own little park, with golf, bowls, cricket and boating. There are lots of good schools around both areas, several excellent hospitals - it's basically got everything.

Wimbledon has everything you might want to get - great houses, unparalleled resources, and a generally lovely setting. Of course all locals know how to get into town, but unless they have to, they probably don't see the point.

Wimbledon is in the Borough of Merton which holds the responsibility for delivering services in your area.
For specific information on this borough, or to contact individual departments please click here to visit their website.

Borough of Merton website: Borough of Merton

In General:
The London boroughs are administrative centres responsible for collecting local taxes (Council Tax and Business Rates) and then spending the funds received on local services. They are run by Borough Councils who are elected by borough residents on a four year cycle. The totals that they spend will depend on the rates of tax that they levy plus funds allocated from central government and other sources.

While many of the services (schools, roads, planning, rubbish collection and social services) are standard, levels of provision will vary according to the overall political will as expressed by the voters.

Your tax liability (as a resident) will be based on the council tax band of your home. These bands are set by Valuation Officers and there is scope for appeal. The rate bands are then used to determine the amounts of tax levied. So, while the bands will remain largely constant the levels of tax can go up and, in theory, down.

You may claim discounts or exemptions based on your circumstances. For example, as the only adult in a property you can get a 25% reduction on your bill. Other reductions are available for qualifying second adults and Council Tax Benefit claimants.

There is more information available at the HM Customs & Excise website.

Borough of Merton Council Tax