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Buying on Nelson Road

Before you offer on a home on Nelson Road: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the street.

2 things to raise before an offer (checked at SW19 1HX), and a street where the typical sale was £823k. In South Wimbledon.

2 to check3 clear£823k typical on Nelson Road

Postcodes on Nelson Road

Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at SW19 1HX, where most of the street's homes are. A long street can differ from end to end: open a postcode for its own buying page.

SW19 1HX · 28 homes SW19 1HU · 26 homes SW19 1HT · 23 homes SW19 1HS · 21 homes

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Busy road: A219, 260 m awayAbout 22,870 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 58 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£823ktypical sale on Nelson Road, last 10 years

£8,320typical price per m² in South Wimbledon

£5,000–£11,660per m² for homes on Nelson Road sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £8,320 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £749k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in South Wimbledon

South Wimbledon

+20% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	5	£900k	£594k – £1.54m
Semi-detached	17	£980k	£617k – £1.75m
Terraced	136	£875k	£325k – £1.48m
Flat	92	£465k	£235k – £792k

Standard sales in South Wimbledon. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

5sales on Nelson Road in the last two years

250sales in South Wimbledon in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes on Nelson Road

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Nelson RoadTerraced	£217,000, Sept 2001	79 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Nelson RoadTerraced	£930,000, Aug 2023	102 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Nelson RoadTerraced	£144,950, Apr 1998	–	Buyer's report →
6, Nelson RoadTerraced	£285,250, Jan 2004	89 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Nelson RoadSemi-detached	£108,000, Aug 1996	102 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Nelson RoadTerraced	£650,000, Jan 2017	63 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Nelson RoadTerraced	£160,000, Oct 1997	–	Buyer's report →
12, Nelson RoadTerraced	£850,000, Dec 2014	96 m²	Buyer's report →
13, Nelson RoadTerraced	£460,000, May 2007	104 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Nelson RoadTerraced	£415,000, Aug 2012

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Looking along the street…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£373k	£306k	£1,650 a month	5.3%
2 beds	£537k	£438k	£1,950 a month	4.4%
3 beds	£897k	£758k	£2,750 a month	3.7%
4+ beds	£1.07m	£935k	£4,100 a month	4.6%
All homes	£839k	£607k	£2,470 a month	3.5%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£373k	£306k	£1,650 a month	5.3%
2 beds	£537k	£438k	£1,950 a month	4.4%
3 beds	£897k	£758k	£2,750 a month	3.7%
4+ beds	£1.07m	£935k	£4,100 a month	4.6%
All homes	£839k	£607k	£2,470 a month	3.5%

Buying on Nelson Road

Postcodes on Nelson Road

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in South Wimbledon

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Nelson Road

Go deeper

Buying on Nelson Road

Postcodes on Nelson Road

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in South Wimbledon, by size

Prices in South Wimbledon

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Nelson Road

Go deeper

What homes cost and rent in South Wimbledon, by size