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Surbiton

A Victorian railway town on the Thames: an art deco station, stucco streets around Victoria Road and Maple Road’s cafés, with Queen’s Promenade along the river. Get to know the roads between the station and the water.

The art deco frontage of Surbiton station
Surbiton station · Stevekeiretsu / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped

Short-let homes in this area

Morden Road, South Wimbledon
Morden Road
South Wimbledon
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5 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
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Sulgrave Road, Hammersmith
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Sulgrave Road
Brook Green, Hammersmith
10 guests
5 bedrooms
4 bathrooms
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Dawes Road, Fulham
Short let
Dawes Road
Fulham
8 guests
4 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
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Dawes Road apartment, Fulham
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Dawes Road
Fulham
4 guests
1 bedrooms
1 bathrooms
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Tintern Street apartment, Clapham
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Tintern Street
Clapham
4 guests
2 bedrooms
1 bathrooms
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Novello Street townhouse, Parsons Green, Fulham
Short let
Novello Street
Parsons Green, Fulham
10 guests
5 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
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Novello Street townhouse, Parsons Green, Fulham
Short let
Novello Street
Parsons Green, Fulham
10 guests
5 bedrooms
4 bathrooms
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Open-plan kitchen and dining room with garden doors at Gayville Road, Battersea
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Gayville Road
Battersea
4 guests
2 bedrooms
1 bathrooms
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Tregunter Road, Chelsea
Short let
Tregunter Road
Chelsea
6 guests
3 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
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Novello Street townhouse, Parsons Green, Fulham
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Novello Street
Parsons Green, Fulham
6 guests
3 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
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Living in Surbiton

A Victorian railway town on the Thames: an art deco station, stucco streets around Victoria Road and Maple Road’s cafés, with Queen’s Promenade along the river. Get to know the roads between the station and the water.

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Find a home in
Surbiton
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The art deco frontage of Surbiton station
Surbiton station · Stevekeiretsu / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped

At a glance

A sense of the neighbourhood

Typical sale price

£347k – £559k
Data coming soon
Middle 50% of 207 sales · median £423k · HM Land Registry, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · KT6 4, KT6 6

Monthly rent

£1,500 – £1,850 pcm
Data coming soon
Two-bed, middle 50% of recorded rents, KT6 district (includes Tolworth and Long Ditton) · ONS, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
Journey to Waterloo

Journey time

24 minutes
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TfL Journey Planner · Surbiton to Waterloo, Tue 27 Oct 2026, first train after 08:30

Setting

Riverside railway town
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Source: Kingston Council conservation area information · checked 25 October 2026

Postal area

KT6
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Source: Royal Mail postcode areas · sectors KT6 4 and KT6 6 · Kingston upon Thames

Connections

South Western Railway
Data coming soon
Via Surbiton station · South Western Railway, checked 25 October 2026

Quick answer

What is living in
Surbiton
like?

Surbiton sits on the Thames just south of Kingston, opposite Hampton Court Park. It grew around the railway from the late 1830s, when Thomas Pooley began building a new town beside the station, and its centre keeps Regency-style stucco on Victoria Road and Claremont Road. Maple Road has cafés, a pub and two schools, Queen’s Promenade runs along the river and Surbiton Hill rises to the east with larger Victorian houses. The art deco station has fast trains to Waterloo. Walk the routes around each home at different times of day.

Why people love
Surbiton

A riverside town with a fast line to Waterloo.

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Stucco houses on Claremont Road, Surbiton
Claremont Road, Surbiton · LynwoodF / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped
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Queen’s Promenade

About a kilometre of riverside gardens and benches along Portsmouth Road, linking Surbiton with Kingston.

An art deco station

The Grade II-listed 1937 station has fast South Western Railway trains to Waterloo, with step-free access to every platform.

Victorian streets with character

Stucco around Claremont Gardens, Italianate villas on Surbiton Hill Park and Arts and Crafts houses in Southborough, each in a conservation area.

Landmarks & what it’s famous for

A town shaped by the railway and the river

Three places to orient yourself: the station the town grew around, the promenade by the river and the gardens at the heart of Pooley’s new town.

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Art deco clock tower of Surbiton station
Surbiton station · Sunil060902 / Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped
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Station

Surbiton station

Built in 1937 by the Southern Railway’s architects under James Robb Scott, it is Grade II listed and a fine example of art deco.

The Grade II-listed 1937 art deco station on Victoria Road.
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Riverside path on Queen’s Promenade beside the Thames
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Riverside

Queen’s Promenade

Laid out in the 1850s and later extended, it runs along the Thames on Portsmouth Road, within the Riverside South conservation area.

The riverside gardens along Portsmouth Road, laid out in the 1850s.
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Trees and houses around Claremont Gardens
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Garden square

Claremont Gardens

The 1840s houses around Claremont Gardens were laid out by Thomas Pooley, the developer behind early Surbiton.

The 1840s garden square at the heart of Thomas Pooley’s new town.
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Landmark

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Why people move here

Find the setting that feels like home.

For some, it is a flat near the station, minutes from a fast train to Waterloo. For others, it is a Victorian house on Surbiton Hill or a short walk from the river.

A practical shortlist

Compare tenure, lease length, service charges and outdoor space for each property. Then walk the route to the station, see the street at different times of day and check how easily you can reach the river and the shops you will use.

Local context, not a market forecast

No demand, growth or investment claims are implied. Figures are dated snapshots from public data.

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Period houses on Claremont Road
Claremont Road · LynwoodF / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped
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Neighbourhood pockets

Four ways to find your Surbiton

Use these local descriptions as starting points, not fixed boundaries. Explore the streets and routes around each home.

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Shops and cafés on Maple Road
Maple Road · Hugsbray / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped
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Maple Road & the riverside

Cafés, The Antelope and two schools on Maple Road, a few minutes from Queen’s Promenade. The riverside lies within the Riverside South conservation area.

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Shops on Victoria Road, Surbiton
Victoria Road · David Howard / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped
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Victoria Road & the station

The town centre around the art deco station, with Regency-style stucco on Victoria Road and Claremont Road in the Surbiton Town Centre conservation area.

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Victorian houses on King Charles Road, Surbiton Hill
King Charles Road, Surbiton Hill · Hsq7278 / Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped
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Surbiton Hill & Ewell Road

Substantial mid-Victorian houses, Italianate on Surbiton Hill Park and Parklands, with Hollyfield School and Fishponds Park nearby.

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Detached houses on Southborough Road
Southborough Road · Colin Smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped
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Southborough & Ditton Road

Large detached Victorian and Arts and Crafts houses on generous plots, in the Southborough conservation area around Ditton Road and Ashcombe Avenue.

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Property market

Understanding
Surbiton
’s sales market

Ranges come from completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry, matched to EPC floor areas where possible. Compare individual homes on their exact size, tenure, lease length, service charges and setting.

Surbiton is a mix of purpose-built and converted flats near the station, Victorian and Edwardian houses, and larger detached homes towards Surbiton Hill and Southborough. Compare individual properties on their exact size, tenure, lease length and street setting.

The right comparison matters.

Compare flats and houses on a like-for-like basis: size, tenure, lease length and street setting all deserve attention. A broad KT6 average is not a valuation of any particular home.

Asking is not achieved

An asking price is the seller’s advertised figure. An achieved price is the completed sale amount. Asking £/sq ft and achieved £/sq ft must use clearly identified, comparable datasets and floor-area methods.

Prices across Kingston upon Thames rose 4.9% in the year to August 2026: flats by 2.5% and terraced houses by 6.0% (UK House Price Index). For an individual home, compare it with recent sales of a similar size, type and street.

Flat · studio/1-bed | Under 550 sq ft | £280k – £330k | 38 Flat · 2-bed | 550–800 sq ft | £380k – £450k | 62 Flat · 2–3 bed | 800–1,100 sq ft | £450k – £585k | 25 Flat · 3-bed+ | 1,100+ sq ft | £450k – £800k | 9 House · 2–3 bed | Under 1,300 sq ft | £660k – £870k | 18 House · 3–4 bed | 1,300–2,000 sq ft | £905k – £1.12m | 8 House · 4–5 bed | 2,000–3,000 sq ft | Limited data | 3 Large house | 3,000+ sq ft | Limited data | 4 Flats · price per sq ft | All sizes | £540 – £670 | 134 Houses · price per sq ft | All sizes | £645 – £865 | 33
Average achieved sale price
£347k – £559k
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Asking £/sq ft
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Achieved £/sq ft
Flats £540 – £670 · houses £645 – £865
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Sales trends / reporting period
Kingston upon Thames +4.9% in the year to August 2026 (UK House Price Index)
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Source:
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (category A, duplicates removed), matched to EPC floor areas for 167 of 207 sales · UK House Price Index
pending confirmation
Dataset period:
completions 1 Sep 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 (12 months; latest registered sale 21 Aug 2026)
pending verification
· Area boundary:
postcode sectors KT6 4 and KT6 6
to confirm
Last updated:
October 25, 2026
awaiting verified update
· Sample size and methodology:
size bands and £/sq ft use only EPC-matched sales; bedrooms are estimated from floor area, not recorded; recent months are incomplete because sales take time to register
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Rental market

Renting in
Surbiton
, with a clearer picture

Compare the home, the tenancy and the full monthly cost. Ranges show the middle 50% of rents actually recorded by the ONS, not advertised asking rents.

Studio / monthly rent
c. £1,150 pcm (limited data)
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One-bedroom home / monthly rent
£1,250 – £1,450 pcm
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Two-bedroom home / monthly rent
£1,500 – £1,850 pcm
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Three-bedroom home / monthly rent
£1,650 – £2,200 pcm
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Four+ bedroom home / monthly rent
£2,250 – £2,950 pcm
Room in a shared house / monthly rent
£725 – £890 pcm
Rental yield
c. 5–5.5% gross (indicative)
Awaiting verified data
Recorded rents (ONS)
Studio 10 · 1-bed 160 · 2-bed 200 · 3-bed 40 · 4+ bed 20 · rooms 40
Availability & rental trends
Awaiting verified data
Source:
ONS private rental market statistics, postcode district KT6 · studio (median only) and room rents are Kingston upon Thames-wide, as KT6 quartiles were not available
pending confirmation
Dataset period:
Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
pending verification
· Area boundary:
KT6 district, wider than Surbiton itself (it includes Tolworth and Long Ditton)
to confirm
Last updated:
October 25, 2026
awaiting verified update
· Sample size and methodology:
ranges show the middle 50% of recorded rents; 4+ bed (20 rents) and 3-bed (40) samples are small; 4+ bed includes five bedrooms and more; the ONS rounds counts to the nearest 10
pending

Choose for the life you’ll lead.

When renting in Surbiton, think about how close you want to be to the station, the river or Maple Road’s shops, and how you will get to work. The condition of the property, outdoor space and the practicality of the layout all matter.

Always review the full monthly costs, including any additional fees, and carefully examine the tenancy terms. If you are letting rooms, check licensing first: larger HMOs need a mandatory licence, and many councils license smaller ones too.

Yield is indicative, not investment advice: median recorded rent against the median achieved price for a similar-sized flat. It is not an achieved yield. 4+ bed yields are not shown because too few large houses sold.

Schools

Start your school research here

A starting shortlist, not a recommendation or an admissions guarantee. School details, phases and policies are subject to checking.

Maple Infants’ School

State / infants, ages 3–7 · Maple Road

Verify admission year and policy directly with the school and Kingston Council.

Catchment or distance does not guarantee a place.

Check current report

Source: school website

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St Andrew’s and St Mark’s CofE Junior

State / C of E junior, ages 7–11 · Maple Road

Verify admission year and policy directly with the school and Kingston Council.

Catchment or distance does not guarantee a place.

Check current report

Source: school website

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The Hollyfield School

State academy / secondary & sixth form · Surbiton Hill Road

Verify admission year and policy directly with the school.

Catchment or distance does not guarantee a place.

Check current report

Source: school website

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Shrewsbury House School

Independent / ages 4–14 · Ditton Road

Verify admission year and policy directly with the school.

Catchment or distance does not guarantee a place.

Check current report

Source: school website

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Always check the current admissions year, oversubscription criteria and application deadlines directly. Independent and state schools may use different inspection and admissions arrangements.

Transport & commuting

Several ways into the city

Plan the journey from the home, not just the station. Live times, service frequencies and routes must be checked with TfL and the relevant operator.

South Western Railway

Surbiton

Grade II-listed art deco station on Victoria Road, with fast trains to London Waterloo and step-free access by lift.

Journey time

24 min to Waterloo · TfL, weekday from 08:30
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South Western Railway

Further afield

Trains also run to Guildford, Woking, Southampton, Portsmouth Harbour and Bournemouth. Check the timetable for your route.

Journey time

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Station facilities

Parking & cycles

330 secure cycle spaces and 446 car parking spaces. Check availability and charges with South Western Railway.

Journey time

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TfL

Buses

Routes 71, 281, 465, K1, K2 and K3 stop at Surbiton station. Check TfL for stops and live information.

Journey time

Plan your route with TfL
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TfL / local route guidance

Cycling

Use TfL planning for route options, conditions and a suitable route before travelling.

Journey time

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Riverside / local route guidance

Walking & river

Queen’s Promenade runs along the Thames towards Kingston; the Thames Path follows the opposite bank. River boats run to Hampton Court and Richmond.

Journey time

Plan your route with TfL
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TfL Journey Planner
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Connection schematic / not to scale

○
Surbiton
Waterloo
○

South Western Railway · fast trains

South Western Railway, further afield

Woking · Guildford · Portsmouth Harbour

Diagram shows connections only, not geographic position, stops or service frequency.

Source: TfL Journey Planner · South Western Railway · reviewed 25 Oct 2026.

Eat, drink & shop

A few places to make your own

Two local pubs and a café in the old post office: simple starting points for exploring local life in Surbiton.

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Traditional pub frontage
Editorial image, not The Antelope · Des Blenkinsopp / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Pub / Maple Road

The Antelope

A pub at 87 Maple Road, the original home of the Big Smoke brewery. Check opening hours directly before visiting.

Eat, drink & shop
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Traditional pub on a residential street
Editorial image, not The Lamb · Bill Boaden / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Pub / Brighton Road

The Lamb

A local pub at 73 Brighton Road, towards the river at the edge of the area. Check opening hours directly.

Eat, drink & shop
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The former Surbiton Post Office building on Victoria Road
Former Surbiton Post Office, 1994 · Felix O / Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Café / brunch

Megan’s at the Post Office

A café in the old post office at 38 Victoria Road, a short walk from the station. Check opening hours before visiting.

Eat, drink & shop
surbiton

Editorial shortlist, not a rating or review. Source: venue / centre websites and local editorial · details and last checked date awaiting verification.

Parks & outdoors

The outdoors becomes part of the everyday.

With Queen’s Promenade along the Thames and Fishponds Park off Ewell Road, Surbiton has green space and river walks within easy reach.

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The pond in Claremont Gardens, Surbiton
Claremont Gardens pond · AndyScott / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped
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Local green spaces

Queen’s Promenade

About a kilometre of riverside gardens along Portsmouth Road, with benches and a café, open at all times.

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Trees and lawn in Claremont Gardens, Surbiton
Claremont Gardens · Marathon / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped
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Local green spaces

Fishponds Park

A 5.45-hectare park off Ewell Road with ponds that were once brickworks pits. Check Kingston Council for current works and facilities.

Parks & outdoors
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Sources: Kingston Council, London Gardens Trust, Go Parks London · checked 25 Oct 2026.

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FAQs

Your
Surbiton
questions, answered

A few useful starting points. Speak to our local team for advice on a specific home.

What is living in Surbiton like?

Surbiton is a Victorian railway town on the Thames, with an art deco station, Maple Road’s cafés and Queen’s Promenade by the river. Explore the exact street and everyday routes around each home.

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How do I get to central London from Surbiton?

South Western Railway runs fast trains from Surbiton to London Waterloo, and buses link the station with Kingston and Tolworth. For accurate journey times, check the TfL website or a journey planner.

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What green spaces are nearby?

Queen’s Promenade runs along the Thames, Fishponds Park is off Ewell Road and Hampton Court Park is across the river. We recommend checking access and opening times for each location.

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What should families check about schools?

Families should review the current admissions policy, year group availability and latest inspection reports for schools in the area. School places are not guaranteed by proximity alone, so confirm eligibility directly with the school or local authority.

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How should I compare local property prices?

Compare properties on a like-for-like basis, considering type, size, condition and tenure. Asking prices and achieved prices can vary, and we advise against relying on unverified figures. Our local team can provide a more accurate market view.

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Can South West Shared help me sell or let?

Yes. Speak with South West Shared about your property and plans, whether you are considering selling or letting in Surbiton. The team can explain the next steps for a sales or lettings valuation.

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Nearby areas

Explore a little further

Different neighbourhoods, the same local team.

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Riverside view on the Thames

Kingston

A royal market town on the Thames, with a historic Market Place, riverside walks and Richmond Park close by.

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The River Thames near Teddington Lock

Teddington

A riverside town between Bushy Park and the Thames, with an independent High Street and Teddington Lock.

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The New Wimbledon Theatre on the Broadway

Wimbledon

A busy town with a well-connected station, the Broadway’s theatres and Wimbledon Park’s lake.

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