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SW12 8PP

Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8AA 32 m
SW12 9EL 38 m
SW12 8QA 47 m
SW12 9AH 62 m
SW12 9DJ 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 8PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 8
Latitude
51.448528
Longitude
-0.148904
British National Grid easting
528,728
British National Grid northing
173,796

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
E00022529
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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42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
59, Flat 9, Oldridge Road, London, SW12 8PP 28 April 2026 £195,000
59, Flat 1, Oldridge Road, London, SW12 8PP 24 April 2026 £600,000
Aura House, 53, Flat 3, Oldridge Road, London, SW12 8PP 19 February 2026 £559,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
279
Primary
146
Secondary
38

  1. Alderbrook Primary School

    Community school

    65 m

  2. St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College

    Further education

    396 m

  3. La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School

    Voluntary aided school

    435 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,415
  • Anti social behaviour 944
  • Vehicle crime 939
  • Other theft 648
  • Shoplifting 636

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

35 female, 31 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.5% 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

100

within 5 km

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    648 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    756 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    758 m

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    859 m

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    859 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.0 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.0 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.5 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

    1.7 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.9 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.9 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.9 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    2.0 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.0 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    2.0 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.0 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    2.0 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    2.0 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 100 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

  • Alderbrook Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Alderbrook Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham New Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Old Devonshire Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Cathles Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 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
14
Medium risk addresses
22
Low risk addresses
1
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 £559,500 from 5 recorded sales in SW12 8PP. 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

279 open schools are in scope, including 146 primary and 38 secondary schools. Alderbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 65 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 543.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,415 events.

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