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Bespoke security doors
in Merton.

An entrance to match the ambition

London Door Company provides bespoke security doors and architectural glazing for homes across Wimbledon, Wimbledon Village, Raynes Park, Mitcham, Colliers Wood. Start with the building, the street and the way you live.

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YOUR LONDON / Merton
LOCAL COVERAGE

Wimbledon
Wimbledon Village
Raynes Park
Mitcham
Colliers Wood

One area.
Many kinds of home.
YOUR MERTON PROJECT

A better entrance starts here.

Tell us about your home, preferred style and priorities. We’ll help shape your door and glazing brief.

DESIGNED AROUND YOUR PROPERTY

An entrance to match the ambition

A considered entrance starts with a clear brief.

For a substantial renovation, consider the entrance early enough to coordinate its structural opening, surrounding finishes and installation programme. A statement leaf needs space to function as beautifully as it looks.

We serve Merton with a coordinated conversation about the leaf, frame, locking, glass and installation. The proposed configuration and its supporting performance evidence should be agreed before manufacture.

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Kenley Road, Merton Park
LOCAL ARCHITECTURE · Merton

Kenley Road, Merton Park

This local reference shows the building in its street or landscape setting. Look at the relationship between openings, materials and the wider elevation before developing a door design for your own home.

Photograph: Martin Addison / Kenley Road, Merton Park ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗. Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop the framing. Adaptation available under the same licence.
THREE LOCAL PERSPECTIVES

Know the street.
Understand the home.

A useful local brief goes beyond a postcode. These neighbourhoods show why Merton needs more than one entrance design.

01 / LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

Wimbledon Village & Copse Hill

High Street · Church Road · Copse Hill

Village streets and larger garden settings offer very different entrance proportions. A statement door works best when its scale and opening geometry suit the house.

The door brief

Resolve the approach and internal clear space before choosing a large leaf.

02 / LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

Merton Park

Church Lane · Kenley Road · John Innes Park

Garden-suburb character and carefully arranged houses make the whole frontage the right starting point. Porches, materials and planted boundaries belong in the design conversation.

The door brief

Check the relevant John Innes or Wilton Crescent controls at the actual address.

03 / LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

Mitcham & Raynes Park

Cricket Green · The Canons · Durham Road

Older local centres and suburban streets broaden the borough's architecture. A practical replacement should account for both the house's character and everyday access.

The door brief

Record existing glazing and threshold levels before deciding what changes.

Neighbourhoods and streets are orientation references, not precise designation boundaries or claims of completed installations. Council heritage reference ↗

FROM LOCAL CHARACTER TO DOOR DESIGN

Different homes.
Different entrances.

Panelled period-style entrance within a decorative surround
Period-style design reference

A familiar frontage.

Panel layout, upper glazing and the surround should be considered together. Use the existing elevation to set the proportions.

Contemporary double entrance with sidelights
Contemporary design reference

A composed arrival.

A larger glazed arrangement needs a coordinated frame, threshold and access brief. Confirm the evidence for the selected system.

FROM ARCHITECTURE TO SPECIFICATION

Four homes. Four starting points.

01 / TOWNHOUSE & VILLA

Keep the proportions.

Survey the full opening, including fanlights, sidelights, steps and surrounds. Review historic joinery and any consent requirements before deciding what can change.

02 / MEWS HOME

Work with the opening.

Check clear access, thresholds and the relationship with adjacent garage or service openings. Consider privacy and daylight together where the entrance faces a narrow lane.

03 / APARTMENT

Coordinate the whole building.

Confirm whether the project concerns a communal entrance or a flat entrance. Security, accessibility and any required fire and smoke performance must work together.

04 / GARDEN EXTENSION

Consider every entrance.

Bring sliding doors, bifolds and accessible glazing into the security brief. Ask for evidence covering the chosen system, sizes, glazing and installation.

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YOUR MERTON PROJECT

Bring your ideas to life.

Share your plans or a photograph of your entrance to start a conversation about design, security and the right specification.

MERTON COUNCIL

Character worth keeping.
Details worth checking.

Merton specifically identifies Article 4 directions in the John Innes Merton Park and Wilton Crescent conservation areas. Its conservation directory also supplies design guides and maps for Copse Hill, Cricket Green and other local areas.

Begin with your address.

Establish whether the building is nationally listed, locally listed, in a conservation area or subject to an Article 4 direction. These are different controls. Ask the local authority about the proposed alteration before ordering.

For a listed building, work affecting its special character requires listed-building consent. Historic doors may be better repaired or sensitively upgraded. Listed-building consent ↗ · Historic England door guidance ↗

SAFETY IN MERTON

Assess the entrance.
Understand the context.

Local crime reports can help frame questions. They do not establish the risk to a particular home or the performance a proposed door will deliver.

The complete doorset.

Review the frame, fixings, locking and glazing together. Ask for supporting evidence that covers the actual size and configuration, and bring written insurer requirements into the discussion.

Every accessible opening.

Include side doors, garden glazing and accessible windows in the assessment. Check the route into the property and how residents manage visitors and deliveries.

Safe everyday use.

Convenient access and safe escape belong in the brief. For a shared building, involve the responsible professionals rather than selecting a door on appearance alone.

Search the exact postcode and check the reporting period and offence category. Street-level mapping can be approximate; borough totals are not a ranking of individual homes.

THE MERTON PROPERTY CONTEXT

Invest in the home.
Respect its character.

Homes around Wimbledon Village & Copse Hill, Merton Park and Mitcham & Raynes Park can differ substantially in size, age, ownership and setting. A single borough average cannot value a particular property.

For an entrance project, focus on appropriate detailing, dependable operation and the agreed specification. We do not imply that replacing a door guarantees an increase in value.

OFFICIAL MARKET CONTEXT

Explore the local figures.

Use the ONS local housing tool to check the latest available period and property-type breakdown. Provisional figures can be revised, and low transaction volumes can make small areas volatile.

ONS: Merton house prices ↗

ONS / HM Land Registry. Follow the source for its publication date and notes; this guide does not substitute an asking price or an estimate for official sales data.

PLANNING YOUR MERTON PROJECT

A few useful questions.

Which parts of Merton do you cover?

We welcome enquiries across Wimbledon, Wimbledon Village, Raynes Park, Mitcham, Colliers Wood and the wider borough. Send the postcode and photographs so survey arrangements and installation scope can be agreed for your property.

Can a security entrance suit an older home?

Start with the building and the significance of the existing door. Retention or repair may be appropriate. Where replacement is suitable, agree the appearance, required performance and any consents together.

What should I send first?

Share concept drawings and the intended clear opening before structural dimensions are finalised. Include the postcode, approximate dimensions, design priorities and any known heritage, lease or insurer requirements.

Can you include bifolds or sliding doors?

Yes. We can discuss oversized bifolds, sliding doors and architectural glazing and pivot entrances within a coordinated project brief. Product suitability, dimensions and performance depend on the selected system and site.

What if the entrance serves a flat?

Identify whether it is the flat door or the communal entrance. Involve the freeholder or managing agent and establish fire, smoke, escape, access and security requirements before specifying a replacement.

LOCAL FOCUS. LONDON-WIDE COVERAGE.

Merton,
within London.

Your area is highlighted on the interactive map. Explore nearby coverage or send a local project enquiry.

YOUR MERTON PROJECT

Start with your home.
Shape your entrance.

Tell us about the property, the opening and what matters most.

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Research & sources Reviewed 5 November 2026

Council sources establish the heritage context. Door-design suggestions are our interpretation, not a survey of named properties. Local photographs are architectural references; other photographs are separately labelled design references.

  1. List of conservation areas | Conservation areas | Merton Council ↗
  2. Conservation areas | Merton Council ↗
  3. Historic England: doors in historic homes ↗
  4. Historic England: listed-building consent ↗
  5. Police: door-security advice ↗
  6. ONS: local house prices ↗
  7. Local photograph and licence record ↗
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