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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtSW12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,721 residentsin the Balham census areaMedian age 31.83,808 households47% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright12% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate79% of adults are economically active, 5,727 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 20%, finance and insurance 14%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 68% work from home, 6% go by car, 17% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages74% of adults hold a degree or higher7% have no qualifications, 1% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C618 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October24 days of air frost, 26 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 5 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 12 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWimbledon Park Lakelake · 2.4 miFountain Lakelake · 2.6 miMount Pondpond · 1.0 miEagle Pondpond · 1.0 miKnight's Hillhill · 2.2 miBattersea Reachtidal water · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTooting Bec Commonpark · under a mile · 57 haWandsworth Commonpark · under a mile · 64 haClapham Commonpark · under a mile · 76 haSir Walter St Johns Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haWoodfield Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileStreatham Ice and Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202040 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 18 · PM2.5 8.9 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,228 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOld Hospital Closeunder a mileGP surgeryOpen Door Surgery70 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHealthchem Pharmacy64 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBalham Gateway Dentalright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi108 schools58 primary, 12 secondary, 1 all-through, 17 independent, 13 special, 3 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryRavenstone Primary Schoolages 3-11, 283 pupilsright herePrimaryTrinity St Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 103 pupilsright hereSecondaryChestnut Grove Academyages 11-19, 1,327 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Francis Xavier Sixth Form Collegeunder a mileUniversitySt George's Hospital Medical School1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR13 miRailway stationBalhamunder a mileUndergroundBalham Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.7 miFerrySt Mary's Wandsworth PierClapham Junction2.1 miBus stops116 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SW12 postcode district.


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