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SW17 8EZ

South Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South Balham
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Postcode district
SW17
Postcode sector
SW17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW17 8ES 41 m
SW17 8ET 43 m
SW17 8EU 66 m
SW17 8ER 72 m
SW17 8EX 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW17 8EZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW17
Postcode sector
SW17 8
Latitude
51.438707
Longitude
-0.151142
British National Grid easting
528,600
British National Grid northing
172,700

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
E00022546
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 030B · E01004485
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 030 · E02000952

Postcode source versions

Explore SW17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
248
Primary
137
Secondary
31

  1. Rutherford House School

    Free schools

    289 m

  2. Eveline Day School

    Other independent school

    311 m

  3. Ravenstone Primary School

    Academy converter

    351 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,449
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,113
  • Anti social behaviour 961
  • Shoplifting 848
  • Vehicle crime 734
  • Other theft 631

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW17 8 residents
18,484

Age bands in SW17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

2,693 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

2,049 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.7%

7,338 residents

Age 45 to 64
21%

3,695 residents

Age 65 and over
10.3%

1,820 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

87

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    276 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    371 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    584 m

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    601 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    1.3 km

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    1.6 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.7 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.7 km

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.7 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    1.8 km

  • AT MEDICS STREATHAM PCN EA HUB

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

    ODS code Y05162

    1.8 km

  • STREATHAM HIGH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85002

    1.8 km

  • THE EXCHANGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85647

    1.8 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    1.9 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    2.0 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

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

    ODS code Y02423

    2.1 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    2.2 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.2 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    2.3 km

  • VALLEY ROAD SURGERY

    139 VALLEY ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 2XT

    ODS code G85044

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Balham Health Centre

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Balham Health Centre

    BCT · Balham

    0.2 miles

  • Fontenoy Road

    BCT · Bedford Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Fontenoy Road

    BCT · Bedford Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Du Cane Court

    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

248 open schools are in scope, including 137 primary and 31 secondary schools. Rutherford House School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,449 published events cover 12 months, averaging 620.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,113 events.

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