This suburban residential area sits between Wimbledon Park and Wimbledon Common, bordered by Wimbledon Park Side and Wimbledon Park Road. The locality is thus squeezed in between Wimbledon to the south and Southfields to the north, and is accordingly different from the grid-like street patterns to the north, as well as the quaint Wimbledon Village to the south. The leafy neighbourhood contains a smattering of post-war architecture, with council estates comprising a large portion of the structures. There are also some modern flats, as well as some tall tower blocks. The area is not very commercial, with a few schools scattered around, a community centre and a synagogue. There is a Cooperative supermarket and some businesses to the south, along with shops on Wimbledon Park Road.

This area once consisted of undeveloped fields, woodlands and park, alongside some ponds. Large houses started to spring up in the Victorian era, of which few remain today. Until after the Second World War, however, the area remained as open fields dotted by large mansions. Wimbledon Common, however, was long protected from this expansion by the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Act of 1871, and today boasts the title of the largest expanse of heathland in London.

Wimbledon Common is a remarkable area of Special Scientific Interest – there is more heather here than in the entirety of Essex, and it is home to the rare stag beetle. Interestingly, the windmill once contained 6 one-bed flats, and was said to be haunted.

The area’s protected greenery also results in its isolation – from shops as well as public transportation. It is a considerable walk to Southfields tube station, which in turn runs only 6 trains per hour to central London during the off-peak, so the area can tend to feel a little cut off despite its reasonable proximity to central London.

Many of the historic ponds in the areas are now receiving funds for their regeneration into community sites. For public transportation, Crossrail 2 is anticipated to pass through the area, connecting the locality to Clapham Junction, Victoria, Tottenham Court Road and further north. Plans for Crossrail 2 have been rather uncertain but recently, in Summer 2022, excitement for the initiative was reignited after a multi-billion pound funding package by the government was offered to Transport for London. No updates on the matter have been publicly provided since then, but it is hoped that the area’s connectivity will improve!