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SW12 8ZS

Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW12 8JH 4 m
SW12 8QJ 37 m
SW12 8JQ 61 m
SW12 8LP 85 m
SW12 8QN 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 8ZS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 8
Latitude
51.447569
Longitude
-0.156527
British National Grid easting
528,201
British National Grid northing
173,676

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
E00022904
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 021E · E01004544
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 021 · E02000943

Postcode source versions

Explore SW12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
258
Primary
140
Secondary
34

  1. Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    47 m

  2. Oak Lodge School

    Community special school

    179 m

  3. Balham Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    216 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,795
  • Vehicle crime 827
  • Anti social behaviour 826
  • Shoplifting 808
  • Other theft 577

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

98

within 5 km straight-line

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    298 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    494 m

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    586 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    790 m

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    916 m

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.3 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.3 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.6 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    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

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    2.2 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02946

    2.2 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    2.2 km

  • BROCKLEBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    233 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DU

    ODS code H85048

    2.3 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.3 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    2.3 km

  • CLAPHAM JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85088

    2.4 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 98 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Oak Lodge School

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Ramsden Road Balham

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Oak Lodge School

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Ramsden Road Balham

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Hildreth Street Market

    BCT · Balham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 021E, 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

29,017 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

258 open schools are in scope, including 140 primary and 34 secondary schools. Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 47 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 564 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,795 events.

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