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SW12 9RH

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 9RJ 6 m
SW12 9RZ 34 m
SW12 9RQ 39 m
SW12 9EY 48 m
SW12 9EX 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 9RH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 9
Latitude
51.444100
Longitude
-0.150925
British National Grid easting
528,600
British National Grid northing
173,300

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
259
Primary
139
Secondary
33

  1. Chestnut Grove Academy

    Academy converter

    322 m

  2. Balham Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    332 m

  3. Ravenstone Primary School

    Academy converter

    344 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,386
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,531
  • Anti social behaviour 883
  • Vehicle crime 815
  • Shoplifting 725
  • Other theft 574

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.

GP practices

97

within 5 km straight-line

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    340 m

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    390 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    520 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    846 m

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    1.0 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.0 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

    1.8 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

    2.1 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    2.1 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.1 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    2.1 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    2.1 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    2.1 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    2.3 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    2.3 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    2.4 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 97 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Balham Station

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham Underground Station

    PLT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Hildreth Street Market

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham Station

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles

  • Balham Rail Station

    RSE · 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

259 open schools are in scope, including 139 primary and 33 secondary schools. Chestnut Grove Academy is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,386 published events cover 12 months, averaging 532.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,531 events.

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