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SW12 9AS

Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Balham
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Battersea
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW12 9AR 9 m
SW12 9QX 29 m
SW12 9ET 31 m
SW12 9BN 34 m
SW12 9RG 36 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 9AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 9
Latitude
51.444915
Longitude
-0.151295
British National Grid easting
528,572
British National Grid northing
173,390

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
E00022502
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 021B · E01004474
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
137
Secondary
33

  1. Balham Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    254 m

  2. Chestnut Grove Academy

    Academy converter

    291 m

  3. Hornsby House School

    Other independent school

    365 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,522
  • Anti social behaviour 878
  • Vehicle crime 853
  • Shoplifting 727
  • Other theft 584

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW12 9 residents
10,675

Age bands in SW12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

1,319 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,279 residents

Age 25 to 44
53.7%

6,182 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.5%

1,786 residents

Age 65 and over
8.2%

942 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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

100

within 5 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    356 m

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    484 m

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    484 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    579 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    766 m

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    917 m

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.1 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.4 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.7 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.9 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.9 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    2.0 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.1 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.2 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

    STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE, 2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code Y05162

    2.2 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85002

    2.2 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

    2-8 GRACEFIELD GARDENS, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2ST

    ODS code G85647

    2.2 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    2.3 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    2.3 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 100 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hildreth Street Market

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham Station

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham Underground Station

    PLT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham Station

    TMU · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham New Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 021B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,080 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
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

Schools

258 open schools are in scope, including 137 primary and 33 secondary schools. Balham Nursery School is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 536.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,522 events.

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