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SW4 9AF

Balham · Wandsworth · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW4 9AA 35 m
SW4 9AB 35 m
SW4 9AD 35 m
SW4 9AH 42 m
SW12 9DZ 46 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW4 9AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2015
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW4
Postcode sector
SW4 9
Latitude
51.452560
Longitude
-0.148525
British National Grid easting
528,743
British National Grid northing
174,245

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
283
Primary
148
Secondary
37

  1. London Park School Clapham

    Other independent school

    89 m

  2. St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College

    Further education

    91 m

  3. Alderbrook Primary School

    Community school

    450 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,131
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,875
  • Shoplifting 1,143
  • Vehicle crime 1,132
  • Anti social behaviour 1,084
  • Other theft 913

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.

GP practices

101

within 5 km straight-line

  • THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85114

    470 m

  • NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    105 NIGHTINGALE LANE, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8NB

    ODS code H85691

    856 m

  • CLAPHAM PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

    ODS code G85109

    928 m

  • OPEN DOOR SURGERY

    47 BOUNDARIES ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON, SW12 8EU

    ODS code H85087

    1.2 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

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.4 km

  • BALHAM PARK SURGERY

    236 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 7AW

    ODS code H85066

    1.4 km

  • GRAFTON SQUARE SURGERY

    8B GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DE

    ODS code G85674

    1.4 km

  • CLAPHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85011

    1.6 km

  • QUEENSTOWN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    14 QUEENSTOWN ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW8 3RX

    ODS code H85003

    1.6 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    1.6 km

  • DR CURRAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code G85708

    1.6 km

  • HETHERINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    18 HETHERINGTON ROAD, LONDON, SW4 7NU

    ODS code G85045

    1.7 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

    2.0 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

  • PALACE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85041

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 101 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Clapham South

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.0 miles

  • Clapham South

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.0 miles

  • Clapham South

    BCT · Clapham South

    0.0 miles

  • Clapham South Underground Station

    MET · Clapham South

    0.0 miles

  • Clapham South

    TMU · 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

283 open schools are in scope, including 148 primary and 37 secondary schools. London Park School Clapham is the nearest published school at 89 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,131 published events cover 12 months, averaging 760.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,875 events.

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