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SW12 8DA

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
Tooting
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW12 8RS 73 m
SW12 8BY 78 m
SW12 8EX 93 m
SW12 8JZ 101 m
SW12 8RR 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 8DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 8
Latitude
51.444108
Longitude
-0.156623
British National Grid easting
528,204
British National Grid northing
173,291

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
Tooting · E14001550
Output area
E00022869
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 027B · E01004545
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 027 · E02000949

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
209, Ravenslea Road, London, SW12 8DA 10 March 2017 £875,000
199, Ravenslea Road, London, SW12 8DA 19 July 2010 £430,100
201, Ravenslea Road, London, SW12 8DA 19 August 2002 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
254
Primary
138
Secondary
33

  1. Hornsby House School

    Other independent school

    74 m

  2. Chestnut Grove Academy

    Academy converter

    101 m

  3. Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    195 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,739
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,895
  • Anti social behaviour 841
  • Vehicle crime 793
  • Shoplifting 720
  • Other theft 551

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% 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

95

within 5 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    127 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    408 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    622 m

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    644 m

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    644 m

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    911 m

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    969 m

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.6 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.7 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.9 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.2 km

  • EARLSFIELD SURGERY

    2-4 STEERFORTH STREET, LONDON, SW18 4HH

    ODS code H85041

    2.2 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.2 km

  • BROCKLEBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    233 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DU

    ODS code H85048

    2.3 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

    TREVELYAN HOUSE, 160 TOOTING HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW17 0RT

    ODS code Y02423

    2.3 km

  • HAIDER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85075

    2.4 km

  • ST JOHNS HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85659

    2.4 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.4 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    2.4 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 95 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 Station

    TMU · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Balham Station

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Balham Station

    TMU · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Balham Underground Station

    MET · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Balham Station

    TMU · Balham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 027B, 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

27,165 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

254 open schools are in scope, including 138 primary and 33 secondary schools. Hornsby House School is the nearest published school at 74 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,739 published events cover 12 months, averaging 561.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,895 events.

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