SW19 · SW20 · Merton
Where we work around Wimbledon
SW19 and SW20 in full, the rest of the London Borough of Merton, and across the Wandsworth and Kingston borders when the job runs that way. Below is what actually differs between them, because that is what changes a quote.
Neighbouring towns are named here as neighbours. We work across them; we do not claim them as our patch.
The coverage, and what changes street by street
Wimbledon is several different places sharing a postcode. A house on the High Street and a semi off Grand Drive are not the same job, and a firm that quotes them the same way has not looked properly. These are the distinctions we price on.
Parking, and the thing that catches people out
Nearly all of SW19 sits inside a controlled parking zone. A removals vehicle cannot legally stand in a residents bay without a suspension, and a suspension is applied for through Merton Council in advance rather than arranged on the morning. Where a house has its own drive — common in Raynes Park, West Wimbledon and parts of Merton Park — the question does not arise.
Around the station, along the Broadway and on Merton High Street the constraint is different: loading bays with time limits, and buildings with their own rules about when a lift can be used. Those get booked rather than suspended.
While the tennis is on
Roads around Church Road, Somerset Road and Wimbledon Park are restricted during the Championships, and parking bays get suspended at short notice for reasons that have nothing to do with you. Moves in that window are entirely possible — they need the standing and the route settled in advance. Tell us early and it stops being an issue.
Hills, and the Wimbledon Hill Road problem
The climb from the town centre to the Village is steeper than it looks on a map, and it matters for a loaded vehicle in poor weather. It is a routing detail rather than an obstacle, but it is one of the reasons a survey asks which way we will approach.
Beyond the boroughs
Long-distance moves out of Wimbledon are routine, and four European routes — France, Spain, Italy and Portugal — have their own pages with the road route and the customs file set out.
Coverage
Questions about where we work
01 Do you cover South Wimbledon and Colliers Wood?
South Wimbledon fully — it is SW19 and a large share of our work. Colliers Wood sits on the edge and we work across it constantly, but it has its own firms and for a move entirely within Colliers Wood one of them is often the better answer.
02 Will you move us out of the area entirely?
Yes. Plenty of SW19 moves go to the south coast, the West Country or the Midlands, and four European routes have their own pages. What we will not do is claim to be a local firm in a town we have never worked in.
03 Do you charge more for the Village?
Not for the postcode. Village jobs sometimes take longer because of access and standing, and where that is true the survey establishes it and the written quote reflects it. There is no Village surcharge as such.
04 Which streets need a parking suspension?
Most residential streets inside the controlled parking zone, which covers the great majority of SW19. The exceptions are houses with their own drive, common in Raynes Park and West Wimbledon. We check the street when we survey and apply through Merton Council if one is needed.
Tell us what is moving
Describe the property, where it is going, and whether anything needs holding in between. We read it, ask what is missing, and come back with a written quote.