SW4 9AE

Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Balham
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Battersea
Postcode district
SW4
Postcode sector
SW4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW12 9DU 11 m
SW4 9AA 23 m
SW4 9AB 23 m
SW4 9AD 23 m
SW12 9DZ 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW4 9AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW4
Postcode sector
SW4 9
Latitude
51.452837
Longitude
-0.147823
British National Grid easting
528,791
British National Grid northing
174,277

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
E00022519
Lower layer super output area
Wandsworth 021C · E01004476
Middle layer super output area
Wandsworth 021 · E02000943

Postcode source versions

Explore SW4

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Clapham South Station, Unit C, Nightingale Lane, London, SW4 9AE 5 July 2019 £421,349
Clapham South Station, Shop C, Nightingale Lane, London, SW4 9AE 6 April 2018 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
285
Primary
149
Secondary
37
  1. London Park School Clapham

    Other independent school

    140 m
  2. St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College

    Further education

    149 m
  3. Alderbrook Primary School

    Community school

    492 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,944
  • Shoplifting 1,143
  • Vehicle crime 1,141
  • Anti social behaviour 1,087
  • Other theft 971

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW4 9 residents
8,148

Age bands in SW4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,138 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

954 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.5%

3,227 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

1,656 residents

Age 65 and over
8.2%

623 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.

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

102

within 5 km

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    518 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    883 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    913 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    1.2 km

  • BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BEDFORD HILL, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 9HS

    ODS code H85637

    1.3 km

  • BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85009

    1.3 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.4 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.4 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.5 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.5 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.5 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.6 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

    THE CLAPHAM MANOR HEALTH CENTRE, 86 CLAPHAM MANOR STREET, LONDON, SW4 6EB

    ODS code G85708

    1.6 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.6 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.6 km

  • SANDMERE PRACTICE

    10-14 SANDMERE ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON, SW4 7QJ

    ODS code G85083

    1.8 km

  • BRIXTON HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85025

    1.9 km

  • TOOTING BEC SURGERY

    313 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7BA

    ODS code H85664

    2.0 km

  • EDITH CAVELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85724

    2.1 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

    ARCH 5-7 CLAPHAM J STN, GRANT ROAD, CLAPHAM JUNCTION, LONDON, SW11 2NU

    ODS code Y02946

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 102 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

  • Clapham South

    TMU · Clapham South

    0.0 miles
  • Clapham South Underground Station

    MET · Clapham South

    0.0 miles
  • Clapham South

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.0 miles
  • Clapham South

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.0 miles
  • Clapham South

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wandsworth 021C, 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

22,491 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 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.

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
1
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

285 open schools are in scope, including 149 primary and 37 secondary schools. London Park School Clapham is the nearest published school at 140 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 788.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,944 events.

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