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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtSW12
Telephone code015242
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 50 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 landmarksHaydn Towerhistoric site · under a mileAshby's Millhistoric site · 1.0 miFountain Lakelake · 2.0 miEagle Pondpond · under a mileMount Pondpond · under a mileWimbledon Park Lakelake · 2.8 miRiverside Walkwalk or trail · 2.1 miDiamond Jubilee Footbridgebridge · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesClapham Commonpark · under a mile · 76 haWandsworth Commonpark · under a mile · 64 haTooting Bec Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 57 haSir Walter St Johns Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haWoodfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 miClapham Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 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 19 · PM2.5 8.9 · PM10 15 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
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 35 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOld Hospital Close1.0 miGP surgeryOphthalmology Outpatients (M)78 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyW J Boyes Pharmacy69 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistClapham South Dental Centreright herePolice stationCavendish Road Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 48-50 St Johns RoadLondon1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi118 schools61 primary, 13 secondary, 1 all-through, 20 independent, 13 special, 6 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherIndependentLondon Park School Claphamages 11-16, 106 pupilsright herePrimaryAlderbrook Primary Schoolages 3-11, 216 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLa Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' Schoolages 11-18, 1,197 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Francis Xavier Sixth Form Collegeright hereUniversitySt George's Hospital Medical School2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.5 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR14 miRailway stationBalhamunder a mileUndergroundClapham South Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.0 miFerrySt Mary's Wandsworth PierClapham Junction1.8 miBus stops135 within a mileCar parkParking space on Old Hospital CloseWandsworth Commonunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeLondon57 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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