Wimbledon North is just south of Wimbledon Park and Wimbledon Park underground station. It is hemmed in by part of Wimbledon Park to the west, as well as the rest of Wimbledon, and the railway line running parallel to Strathearn and Alexandra Roads to the east, but to Wimbledon station to the south. The area is comprised of interwar detached, semi-detached and terraced houses along long roads. These houses are not built densely, with large green spaces in between.

Closer to Wimbledon station to the south is the town centre, with several restaurants, a shopping centre, a Waitrose and the Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court. Ricards Lodge High School is located at the centre of the postcode sector, with much of the rest of the area consisting of the aforementioned suburban housing.

Wimbledon Park is located on the grounds of Wimbledon Manor House, seat of the manor of Wimbledon, next to St. Mary’s Church, the parish church of Wimbledon. The park was landscaped in the 18th century by Capability Brown, forming the lake by damming a brook which flowed from Wimbledon Common to River Wandle. Development slowly creeped into the park in the late-Victorian era, and later during the interwar period, but was largely halted in the advent of the Second World War.

Capability Brown was born Lancelot Brown in 1715/16, and was a landscape architect, said to be the “England’s greatest gardener”. He was named Capability as he would always tell his clients that their properties had the ‘capability’ for improvement. He designed over 170 gardens in estates throughout Britain, including Holland Park and Kew Gardens.

There are not many stores in the postcode sector, with the houses close to Wimbledon Park and away from Wimbledon station particularly affected. The railway lines, which pass through much of the eastern part of the postcode sector, also creates some noise pollution in the neighbourhood.

There are several developments around the area, particularly across the railway lines near the industrial estate, as well as further west in Wimbledon Village. These tend to be high-end developments, showcasing the demand for Wimbledon properties. These projects are mostly new builds, built to complement the existing architecture. Aside for residential and commercial development, the local council and other groups have been actively enhancing the area’s public realm. Love Wimbledon, a non-profit limited company established by local businesses, has secured funding of £120,000 from Merton Council to create ‘Hartfield Walk’, which intends to transform underused space in the area between Blacks and Robert Dyas on The Broadway. A new paved front entrance to New Wimbledon Theatre was also completed by the council, coinciding with the theatre’s reopening.