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SW17 8RF

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 8RD 42 m
SW17 8JW 85 m
SW17 8RA 85 m
SW17 8RG 91 m
SW17 8JN 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW17 8RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW17
Postcode sector
SW17 8
Latitude
51.436169
Longitude
-0.152122
British National Grid easting
528,539
British National Grid northing
172,416

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
E00022565
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 030D · E01004489
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
246
Primary
136
Secondary
31

  1. St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    381 m

  2. Rutherford House School

    Free schools

    389 m

  3. Eveline Day School

    Other independent school

    499 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,183
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,370
  • Anti social behaviour 993
  • Shoplifting 988
  • Vehicle crime 742
  • Other theft 679

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

57 female, 14 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW17 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

89

within 5 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    453 m

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    540 m

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    559 m

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    559 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    815 m

  • STREATHAM PARK SURGERY

    91 MITCHAM LANE, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6LY

    ODS code H85052

    1.5 km

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    1.6 km

  • PRENTIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PRENTIS ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 1XU

    ODS code G85021

    1.7 km

  • TOOTING SOUTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 OTTERBURN STREET, TOOTING, LONDON, SW17 9HQ

    ODS code H85680

    1.7 km

  • THE STREATHAM HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    6 LEIGHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW16 2PG

    ODS code G85662

    1.8 km

  • GRAFTON MEDICAL PARTNERS

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

    ODS code Y02423

    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

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    1.9 km

  • GREYSWOOD PRACTICE

    66 EASTWOOD STREET, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 6PX

    ODS code H85011

    1.9 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.0 km

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    2.1 km

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.4 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    STREATHAM VALE, LONDON, SW16 5SE

    ODS code G85096

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 89 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Montana Road

    BCT · Tooting Bec

    0.2 miles

  • Montana Road

    BCT · Tooting Bec

    0.2 miles

  • Fontenoy Road

    BCT · Bedford Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Fontenoy Road

    BCT · Bedford Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Upper Tooting Park / Balham High Road

    BCT · Tooting Bec

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 030D, 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

16,893 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

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
0
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

246 open schools are in scope, including 136 primary and 31 secondary schools. St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,183 published events cover 12 months, averaging 681.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,370 events.

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