Roehampton Home Extensions by Simply Extend
Roehampton is one of South West London’s most distinctive and genuinely surprising residential areas – a neighbourhood in the SW15 postcode within the London Borough of Wandsworth that sits on the edge of Richmond Park and Putney Heath, and that offers a combination of green space, relative affordability, and strong transport links that is rare this close to central London. Bordered by Putney to the east and Richmond Park to the south-west, Roehampton has historically been less prominent than its neighbours but has attracted increasing interest from buyers seeking more space and a quieter setting without sacrificing London connectivity.
For homeowners in Roehampton, extending rather than moving is a decision that combines financial logic with practical appeal. The housing stock across the area ranges from post-war estates to more traditional family homes and cottages, and the properties with the greatest extension potential are those on the private streets where rear gardens and side access offer real scope for transformation.
Simply Extend is a leading supplier of house extensions across South West London, delivering fully bespoke kitchen extensions, rear extensions, side return extensions, and double-storey additions to properties across Roehampton, Putney, and the surrounding area. We manage every stage from initial design and planning through to the completed build.
About Roehampton
Roehampton’s character is shaped above all by its relationship with green space. Richmond Park – one of London’s greatest open spaces and a National Nature Reserve – lies immediately to the south-west, and Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common are within easy reach. This proximity to parkland gives the area a quality of light and air that is unusual in inner south-west London, and it is a quality that buyers who have discovered Roehampton place very high in their assessment of where to live.
The neighbourhood has a complex residential geography. The Roehampton Estate – one of the largest post-war social housing developments in London, built in the 1950s with significant blocks of high-density flats – occupies a large portion of the area, but the private streets to the north and around Roehampton Village contain a quite different stock of traditional houses, cottages, and family homes that represent the primary opportunity for the kind of extension projects Simply Extend delivers. Roehampton Village itself retains something of the character of a self-contained settlement, with a local high street and a community identity that is independent of the surrounding urban fabric.
Transport connections centre on the bus routes into Putney and along the Upper Richmond Road, with Putney station on the District line and Barnes station on the South Western Main Line providing onward rail connections. The area is well served by the A306 and the South Circular for drivers heading into and out of London.
Houses in Roehampton
The private housing stock in Roehampton is varied in character, reflecting the area’s development across different periods and its position at the boundary between suburban and semi-rural south-west London. The properties best suited to extension are those on the private streets in and around Roehampton Village and to the north of the area, where traditional house types predominate.
Victorian and Edwardian Cottages and Terraces
Roehampton Village and the streets immediately surrounding it contain a collection of Victorian and Edwardian cottages and smaller terraced houses that have a distinctly village character and that sit on plots with rear gardens of useful depth. These properties often have limited side access, which places the emphasis on rear extensions as the primary route to increasing floor area. A single-storey rear extension to a cottage-style property can create a kitchen and living space that transforms the internal character of the house without affecting its street-facing appearance, and this is frequently the most planning-straightforward and cost-effective improvement available to these properties.
Inter-War and Post-War Private Houses
A proportion of Roehampton’s private housing stock dates from the inter-war and post-war decades, particularly on the streets north of the village and approaching Putney. These properties – typically semi-detached or detached, built in the 1930s to 1950s – tend to have wider plots, larger rear gardens, and more generous side access than the earlier stock. They are well suited to both rear and side extensions, and in many cases the plot dimensions allow for double-storey additions that add significant floor area while remaining within a reasonable planning footprint.
Larger Detached Properties
The roads approaching Richmond Park and the more secluded streets of Roehampton contain a proportion of larger detached houses and period family homes on generous plots that offer scope for substantial extension programmes. These properties, where they are underextended relative to their plot size, present some of the most compelling opportunities in south-west London for creating genuinely large and well-specified family homes through carefully designed and expertly executed extension work.
How a House Extension Can Add Value in Roehampton
Roehampton’s proximity to Richmond Park and to the more established and expensive neighbourhoods of Putney, Barnes, and Richmond gives the extension investment case here a clear geographical logic. Values in Roehampton remain below those of its immediate neighbours despite the shared access to parkland and the broadly comparable quality of the private housing stock, and this gap represents the return available to homeowners who improve and extend their properties before it closes.
Kitchen and Rear Extensions
Kitchen and rear extensions are the most impactful single improvement for the cottage-style and smaller terrace properties that characterise Roehampton Village. Opening the ground floor into a wide, well-lit kitchen and dining space connected to the rear garden is the change that buyers in this part of south-west London consistently identify as their highest priority, and a well-executed rear extension can add between 10% and 15% to the market value of an appropriately sized property.
Double-Storey Side Extensions
For the inter-war and post-war semi-detached properties with wider plots, a double-storey side extension that adds a fourth bedroom and additional bathroom above an enlarged ground floor is among the most compelling extension programmes available. The transition from three to four bedrooms in a family house in this part of south-west London represents a significant step up in achievable price, and the return on a well-specified double-storey extension can be very strong.
The Difference Local Parks Can Make
Proximity to Richmond Park is a factor that commands a genuine premium in the south-west London market, and it is one that benefits all private housing in Roehampton. As the area’s profile continues to rise and more buyers recognise the combination of value, green space, and connectivity that Roehampton offers, extending and improving a property here represents a well-supported investment case with clear comparables in the performance of neighbouring Barnes and Richmond.
The Investment Case
Prices for family houses in Roehampton’s private streets typically range from £650,000 to £900,000 depending on size, condition, and proximity to the park, with extended and well-specified properties achieving meaningfully more. With extensions from Simply Extend starting from £50,000, the gap between investment and return is well-defined and financially compelling.
Why Choose Simply Extend for Your Roehampton Extension?
Simply Extend has a track record of delivering high-specification, fully bespoke extensions across Roehampton, Putney, Barnes, and the wider south-west London area. We combine in-house architectural design with experienced construction teams and manage every stage of the process from initial survey and planning through to the completed build. Every extension we build comes with a ten-year satisfaction guarantee, giving you complete confidence from the moment you commission your project.
How Much Will a House Extension in Roehampton Cost?
An extension in Roehampton will start from £50,000. The total cost depends on the type and scale of the extension, the existing layout and condition of your property, the specification of materials and finishes, and any planning requirements that apply. Simply Extend will provide a full, transparent quote following an initial survey of your home.
If you live in Roehampton or the surrounding area and would like to discuss what might be possible with your property, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Call us free on 0800 917 7571, email info@simplyextend.co.uk, or get a free quote online today.
