Average property prices in Wimbledon Village smash those near other tournaments out of the court, according to research from online estate agent HouseSimple.com.

It said that average prices in the desirable SW19 suburb currently stand at £1,591,939 compared to just £459,957 near the French Open, Roland Garros venue.

Tennis fans wanting to live near Melbourne Park, the Australian Open venue, would need to fork out £604,932, and those looking to buy close to the site of the US Open, in Flushing Meadows, would spend an averaage £466,193.

Court premium

HouseSimple.com also found that buyers could pay a premium of up to 282% to live near to one of the few tennis clubs in the UK that has grass courts.

The average price of property near to the Holland Park Lawn Tennis Club is just over £4.34m; that’s 281.5% more than the average of £1,138,333 for that postcode area. Slightly more affordable, are property prices near to the Halton Tennis Centre, close to Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. At an average of £642,917, they are 54.6% higher than the £415,783 for the postcode area.

Alex Gosling, CEO of HouseSimple.com said: “Most of us have more chance of winning a set – well maybe a game – against Andy Murray, than buying a property near the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

“However, property prices close to the Wimbledon Championships pale in comparison to average prices next to the Holland Park Lawn Tennis Club. Even if you combined the men’s and women’s Wimbledon winners cheques, they still wouldn’t cover the average price of a property in the area.”