SW12 9SZ

South Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW17 8AG 27 m
SW17 8AL 42 m
SW12 9SX 68 m
SW17 8AQ 69 m
SW17 8AW 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW12 9SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW12
Postcode sector
SW12 9
Latitude
51.440505
Longitude
-0.151070
British National Grid easting
528,600
British National Grid northing
172,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Tooting · E14001550
Output area
E00022542
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 030B · E01004485
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 030 · E02000952

Postcode source versions

Explore SW12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
251
Primary
139
Secondary
31
  1. Ravenstone Primary School

    Academy converter

    204 m
  2. Eveline Day School

    Other independent school

    259 m
  3. Rutherford House School

    Free schools

    333 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,759
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,907
  • Anti social behaviour 889
  • Vehicle crime 766
  • Shoplifting 720
  • Other theft 568

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

86

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    147 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    319 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    431 m

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    725 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    1.2 km

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    1.4 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.7 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.8 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.8 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.9 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.9 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.9 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.9 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    2.1 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.1 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.2 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

    TREVELYAN HOUSE, 160 TOOTING HIGH STREET, LONDON, SW17 0RT

    ODS code Y02423

    2.2 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    2.4 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 86 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Balham Health Centre

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles
  • Balham Health Centre

    BCT · Balham

    0.1 miles
  • Du Cane Court

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles
  • Balham Station

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles
  • Balham Station

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 030B, 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

23,320 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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

251 open schools are in scope, including 139 primary and 31 secondary schools. Ravenstone Primary School is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,759 published events cover 12 months, averaging 563.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,907 events.

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