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SW12 2EX

Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Balham
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Battersea
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW12 0WN 0 m
SW12 0WX 0 m
SW12 2BJ 0 m
SW12 2DJ 0 m
SW12 2DT 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 2EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 2
Latitude
51.446384
Longitude
-0.151537
British National Grid easting
528,551
British National Grid northing
173,553

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Electoral ward
Balham · E05014009
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Battersea · E14001081
Output area
E00022500
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 021B · E01004474
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 021 · E02000943

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
265
Primary
139
Secondary
35

  1. Balham Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    192 m

  2. Alderbrook Primary School

    Community school

    273 m

  3. Chestnut Grove Academy

    Academy converter

    334 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,427
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,479
  • Anti social behaviour 894
  • Vehicle crime 889
  • Shoplifting 732
  • Other theft 595

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

99

within 5 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    455 m

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    645 m

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

    120-124 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85009

    645 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    658 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    716 m

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

    88A THURLEIGH ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8TT

    ODS code H85114

    757 m

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.3 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.3 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.6 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.8 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

    41A-41C STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 4TP

    ODS code G85724

    2.0 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.0 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    2.2 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

    1 PALACE ROAD, STREATHAM HILL, LONDON, SW2 3DY

    ODS code G85041

    2.2 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    2.2 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    MARY SEACOLE CENTRE, 89 CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW4 7DB

    ODS code G85011

    2.2 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    SURGERY, 22 RALEIGH GARDENS, BRIXTON, LONDON, SW2 1AE

    ODS code G85025

    2.3 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    2.3 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    2.3 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 99 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Balham New Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham New Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Old Devonshire Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Hildreth Street Market

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham Underground Station

    PLT · Balham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 021B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,080 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

265 open schools are in scope, including 139 primary and 35 secondary schools. Balham Nursery School is the nearest published school at 192 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,427 published events cover 12 months, averaging 535.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,479 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.