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SW12 8BJ

Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Balham
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Battersea
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW12 8BH 29 m
SW12 8QT 50 m
SW12 8BQ 51 m
SW12 8BL 62 m
SW12 8BG 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 8BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 8
Latitude
51.450220
Longitude
-0.153527
British National Grid easting
528,402
British National Grid northing
173,976

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
E00022488
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 021A · E01004472
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 021 · E02000943

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Bracken Avenue, London, SW12 8BJ 10 July 2025 £1,174,700
29, Bracken Avenue, London, SW12 8BJ 12 August 2022 £1,207,500
45, Bracken Avenue, London, SW12 8BJ 20 December 2019 £845,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
281
Primary
149
Secondary
36

  1. Alderbrook Primary School

    Community school

    314 m

  2. St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College

    Further education

    343 m

  3. Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls

    Other independent school

    368 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,438
  • Vehicle crime 951
  • Anti social behaviour 913
  • Shoplifting 722
  • Other theft 664

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

28 female, 23 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.3
SW12 8 residents
13,021

Age bands in SW12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,941 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,292 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.9%

5,361 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

2,822 residents

Age 65 and over
10.7%

1,366 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW12 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

99

within 5 km

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    309 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    441 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    798 m

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.1 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.1 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.1 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.2 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.3 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.4 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.6 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.8 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.8 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.9 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    2.0 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

    ARCH 5-7 CLAPHAM J STN, GRANT ROAD, CLAPHAM JUNCTION, LONDON, SW11 2NU

    ODS code Y02946

    2.1 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

    THE CLAPHAM MANOR HEALTH CENTRE, 86 CLAPHAM MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW4 6EB

    ODS code G85708

    2.1 km

  • HAIDER PRACTICE

    162 ST JOHN'S HILL, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW11 1SW

    ODS code H85075

    2.1 km

  • ST JOHNS HILL SURGERY

    ENTRANCE B, 162 ST JOHN'S HILL, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW11 1SW

    ODS code H85659

    2.1 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    2.1 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.2 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

  • Bracken Avenue

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Ramsden Road Balham

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Ramsden Road Balham

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Thurleigh Avenue

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.2 miles

  • Oak Lodge School

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 021A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,207 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,191,100 from 2 recorded sales in SW12 8BJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wandsworth is £680,105 in June 2026, down 5.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

281 open schools are in scope, including 149 primary and 36 secondary schools. Alderbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 314 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 557.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,438 events.

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