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SW12 9ER

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 9EB 36 m
SW12 9SR 40 m
SW12 9EJ 58 m
SW12 9ES 62 m
SW12 9EF 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 9ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 9
Latitude
51.450246
Longitude
-0.148330
British National Grid easting
528,763
British National Grid northing
173,988

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
E00022521
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 021C · E01004476
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
278
Primary
143
Secondary
39

  1. Alderbrook Primary School

    Community school

    211 m

  2. St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College

    Further education

    220 m

  3. London Park School Clapham

    Other independent school

    280 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,785
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,624
  • Vehicle crime 1,038
  • Shoplifting 1,025
  • Anti social behaviour 983
  • Other theft 751

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

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    559 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    798 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    931 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    935 m

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.1 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.1 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.2 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.5 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.6 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.7 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.7 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.8 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.8 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.9 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.9 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.9 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.9 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    2.0 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

    10-14 SANDMERE ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON, SW4 7QJ

    ODS code G85083

    2.0 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.1 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

  • Cathles Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.0 miles

  • Alderbrook Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Alderbrook Road

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Clapham South

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.2 miles

  • Clapham South

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 021C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,491 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

278 open schools are in scope, including 143 primary and 39 secondary schools. Alderbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 211 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,785 published events cover 12 months, averaging 648.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,624 events.

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