Roehampton Garden Society

Costs Explained

RGS Annual Membership Subscription

As from 1 April 2025 the membership subscription will be:

  • £8.00 (full member)
  • £4.00 (associate member)
  • £0.00 (life member)

Allotment Rental Costs

Rental Costs are set by Enable (W.B.C). From 1 April 2025 the charge per rod* will be:

  • £30.60 (full)
  • £21.40 (senior members – 65 and over before 1st April 2025)
  • £15.30 (ACCESS for ALL Concession Rate)

ACCESS FOR ALL
This concession is available to those receiving the following benefits: Universal Credit, Jobseekers Allowance, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support, Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Carer’s Allowance, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Income Support, Pension Credit, Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Care Leavers and Students.

To be eligible for the “Access for All” concession rate we will need to see documentation as evidence before 9th February 2025. Apply by email to rgs.sw15@gmail.com

Additional costs
There are additional costs: membership of RGS (see above), insurance and water charges which can add up to approximately an additional £10-15 per year. The average plot holder currently pays between £75-120 per year.

Plot sizes
New tenants are usually offered plots of 2 to 3.5 rods.
An existing tenant (whose name is on the Primary Waiting List) may be offered plots as additional land up to the maximum total of 5 rods per household.
Historically plots varied between 1 and 10 rods. As plots become vacant we consider dividing them, whilst taking into account the long-term manageability and integrity of the whole site.

*A “rod” means a “square rod” which equates to 25.3 square metres.

Rents are due on 1 April (invoices sent by email in February).

Enable (W.B.C) may revise the prices each year.

Updated January 2025