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

SW12 8SX 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 8SX 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

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Wandsworth 027A: 98 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **Wandsworth Common, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **No property in SW12 8SX 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=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wandsworth 027A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **£686,076 average price**: For the whole of Wandsworth, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **75.8% can get gigabit broadband at SW12 8SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **Loud road and rail noise at SW12 8SX**: Road 66 dB, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **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=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX
- **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=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Finton House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/finton-house-school-e101076) | Independent | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Nightingale Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nightingale-community-academy-e143175) | Special | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Hornsby House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hornsby-house-school-e101078) | Independent | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Fircroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fircroft-primary-school-e151527) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e101047) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ernest Bevin Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ernest-bevin-academy-e149543) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chestnut Grove Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chestnut-grove-academy-e136883) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 57.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Eveline Day School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eveline-day-school-e101080) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £565,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £1,694,230 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £2,125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £1,585,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wandsworth Common (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Balham (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Balham (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Tooting Bec (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OPEN DOOR SURGERY (600 m); BALHAM PARK SURGERY (640 m); NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE (790 m); TOOTING BEC SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: BELLEVUE PHARMACY (330 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (640 m); TRINITY PHARMACY (740 m); HEALTHCHEM PHARMACY (750 m); BOOTS (860 m)
- Dental practices: TRINITY DENTAL & IMPLANT CENTRE (420 m); BALHAM GATEWAY DENTAL (750 m); BALHAM LODGE PRACTICE (780 m); DENTAL CLINIC (830 m); TEN DENTAL (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wandsworth Common Bellevue Road Local (270 m, Sainsburys); Budgens Balham (650 m, Budgens); M&S Trinity Rd Wandsworth BP (650 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Wandsworth Springfield Place (690 m, Sainsburys); Co-op London - Balham High Road (720 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 027A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.7** (2025). Wandsworth 027A has a deprivation score of 6.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,734th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £626,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wandsworth 027A was £626,500 in 2025. 2,305th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,743** (2021). Wandsworth 027A had 1,743 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,822nd 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: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Wandsworth 027A, 93.9% 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: 51.4428, -0.1642

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

## Your MP

- [Tooting](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tooting): Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (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=-0.1642,51.4428,SW128SX

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