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SW16 1NN

South Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South Balham
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW16 1JX 135 m
SW16 1QT 138 m
SW16 1QS 151 m
SW16 1JU 164 m
SW16 1RG 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW16 1NN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW16
Postcode sector
SW16 1
Latitude
51.431290
Longitude
-0.137055
British National Grid easting
529,600
British National Grid northing
171,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Wandsworth · E09000032
Electoral ward
South Balham · E05014020
Parish or community
E43000222
Westminster constituency
Tooting · E14001550
Output area
E00170956
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 026D · E01004483
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 026 · E02000948

Postcode source versions

Explore SW16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
228
Primary
130
Secondary
28

  1. Burlington House School Tooting

    Other independent special school

    297 m

  2. Streatham & Clapham High School GDST

    Other independent school

    450 m

  3. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,822
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,045
  • Anti social behaviour 1,038
  • Vehicle crime 683
  • Other theft 659
  • Shoplifting 449

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW16 1 residents
11,537

Age bands in SW16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,951 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,127 residents

Age 25 to 44
40%

4,813 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

2,772 residents

Age 65 and over
11.3%

1,360 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

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    491 m

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    740 m

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    740 m

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    740 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    811 m

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.0 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    1.3 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.3 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.4 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.4 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    1.6 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

    293 STREATHAM HIGH ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 3NP

    ODS code G85014

    1.6 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    1.6 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.6 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    1.8 km

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    1.8 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.0 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

    SUITE 1, WEST NORWOOD HEALTH & LC, WEST NORWOOD, LONDON, SE27 0DF

    ODS code G85047

    2.2 km

  • THE DEERBROOK SURGERY

    216 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE27 9AW

    ODS code G85129

    2.3 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 86 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Garrads Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Becmead Avenue Streatham

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Becmead Avenue Streatham

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Garrads Road

    BCT · Streatham

    0.1 miles

  • Woodfield Avenue

    BCT · Streatham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 026D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,947 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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

228 open schools are in scope, including 130 primary and 28 secondary schools. Burlington House School Tooting is the nearest published school at 297 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,822 published events cover 12 months, averaging 568.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,045 events.

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