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SW12 8YF

Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW11 6ER 29 m
SW11 6EP 50 m
SW12 8UQ 78 m
SW12 8UH 79 m
SW12 8UJ 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 8YF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 8
Latitude
51.449695
Longitude
-0.163652
British National Grid easting
527,700
British National Grid northing
173,900

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
E00022527
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 017C · E01004479
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 017 · E02000939

Postcode source versions

Explore SW12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
263
Primary
142
Secondary
32

  1. Broomwood Prep - Boys

    Other independent school

    277 m

  2. Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls

    Other independent school

    342 m

  3. Oak Lodge School

    Community special school

    380 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,562
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,896
  • Shoplifting 1,058
  • Anti social behaviour 849
  • Vehicle crime 813
  • Other theft 705

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

102

within 5 km straight-line

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    276 m

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    675 m

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    800 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    918 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.2 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.2 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.4 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.6 km

  • HAIDER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85075

    1.6 km

  • ST JOHNS HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85659

    1.6 km

  • BROCKLEBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    233 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DU

    ODS code H85048

    1.8 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02946

    1.8 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.9 km

  • CLAPHAM JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7 FARRANT HOUSE, WINSTANLEY ROAD, LONDON, SW11 2EJ

    ODS code H85088

    1.9 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    2.0 km

  • WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    90-92 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DD

    ODS code H85001

    2.0 km

  • EARLSFIELD SURGERY

    2-4 STEERFORTH STREET, LONDON, SW18 4HH

    ODS code H85041

    2.1 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    2.1 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    2.2 km

  • CHATFIELD HEALTH CARE

    CHATFIELD ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3UJ

    ODS code H85047

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 102 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Granard Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.0 miles

  • Granard Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Bolingbroke Grove / Ravenslea Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Bolingbroke Grove / Ravenslea Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Blenkarne Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 017C, 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

28,595 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

263 open schools are in scope, including 142 primary and 32 secondary schools. Broomwood Prep - Boys is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,562 published events cover 12 months, averaging 630.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,896 events.

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