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Balham

Middle area

East Wandsworth. 8,798 people in 0.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Balham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£775,550
164th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,721
2,438th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Balham compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price38 middle areas, Wandsworth · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wandsworth38 areas from £390,000 to £1,560,125. The middle area is £615,000. Balham is £775,550.
£775,5508th highest
Population38 middle areas, Wandsworth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wandsworth38 areas from 6,100 to 12,843. The middle area is 8,316. Balham is 8,721.
8,72117th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Wandsworth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wandsworth38 areas from 63.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 93.3%. Balham is 93.6%.
93.6%18th highest
Claimant rate38 middle areas, Wandsworth · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wandsworth38 areas from 1.6% to 9.7%. The middle area is 3.5%. Balham is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Wandsworth

These figures are published for the whole of Wandsworth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wandsworth and not Balham alone. See Wandsworth

Average house price
£686,076
Down 5.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£54,584
3rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.6×
15th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.2
99th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Balham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Balham was £775,550 in 2025.

Balham had 8,721 usual residents at the census.

In Balham, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Balham, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.