# SW12 8PZ: area report for a postcode in Wandsworth

SW12 8PZ is a postcode in Wandsworth.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wandsworth. Open the map at SW12 8PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) › [SW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw12) › [SW12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **131 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Wandsworth 021A: 111 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **Balham, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **No property in SW12 8PZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wandsworth 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **£686,076 average price**: For the whole of Wandsworth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SW12 8PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SW12 8PZ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ
- **14.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alderbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alderbrook-primary-school-e100995) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Balham Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balham-nursery-school-e100990) | Nursery | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Chestnut Grove Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chestnut-grove-academy-e136883) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 57.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-ghost-catholic-primary-school-e101036) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hornsby House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hornsby-house-school-e101078) | Independent | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/la-retraite-roman-catholic-girls-school-e100637) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 53.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-xavier-sixth-form-college-e130422) | Sixth form and further education | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oak Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-lodge-school-e101094) | Special | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £815,999 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2023 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £810,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £318,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £665,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Balham (440 m, 5 minutes on foot); Balham (440 m, 6 minutes on foot); Clapham South (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Wandsworth Common (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OPEN DOOR SURGERY (550 m); NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE (680 m); BEDFORD HILL FAMILY PRACTICE (700 m); THURLEIGH ROAD PRACTICE (720 m); BALHAM PARK SURGERY (800 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (350 m); PHARMALITE PHARMACY (510 m); W J BOYES PHARMACY (540 m); HEALTHCHEM PHARMACY (550 m); BEDFORD HILL PHARMACY (590 m)
- Dental practices: BALHAM HIGH ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (100 m); THE DENTIST (220 m); TEN DENTAL (240 m); DENTAL ART IMPLANT CLINIC (290 m); SISTOVA ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (420 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Balham (170 m, Waitrose); Co-op Wandsworth - Alderbrook Road (240 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Balham (350 m, Sainsburys); Aldi 163-165 Balham High Road (400 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Balham Nightingale Lane Local (550 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £686,076** (July 2026). Wandsworth’s average house price was £686,076 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £54,584** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wandsworth earned a median of £54,584 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 3rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.6×** (2025). A home in Wandsworth costs 12.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Wandsworth has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 99th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wandsworth 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.5** (2025). Wandsworth 021A has a deprivation score of 6.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,507th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £833,130** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wandsworth 021A was £833,130 in 2025. 857th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,782** (2021). Wandsworth 021A had 1,782 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,467th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Wandsworth 021A, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SW12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £725,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SW12 was £725,000 in 2025. 65th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,606** (2021). SW12 had 31,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 832nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SW12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.0%** (January 2026). In SW12, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth)
- Centre: 51.4470, -0.1507

Council: [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Battersea](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/battersea): Marsha De Cordova (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1507,51.4470,SW128PZ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw12-8pz.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw12-8pz