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Balham

EnglandLondonWandsworthBalham
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Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
18,118
Households
7,614
Crimes · May '26
148 · 8.2 per 1k
7,614
Households
White Brit. · 59%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
148 · 8.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£636,438
Median property price
345
Postcodes
7,614
Households
White Brit. · 59%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
148 · 8.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£636,438
Median property price
345
Postcodes

Overview of Balham

Coordinates51.4480, -0.1524
Postcodes
345
Population (Census)
18,118
Households (Census)
7,614
Recorded crime · May '26
148 · 8.2 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Balham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.42 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Balham

Property sales · Balham
HM Land Registry · Balham
Average price
£870,697
YoY: -12.4%
Median price: £700,238
View district SW12
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £972,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.4m£982k£544k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Balham

Crime trends · Balham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
392715
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
35
YoY +13%
ASB
443015
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY +26%
Vehicle Crime
29199
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY -17%
Burglary
17102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +17%
Criminal damage
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%

2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

148
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Balham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 18,112
White Brit.59.0%
Other White14.3%
Indian3.6%
African2.9%
White Irish2.9%
+ 8 other groups · 17.3%

Religion

Total residents: 18,113
No religion43.0%
Christian40.5%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim5.2%
Hindu2.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 18,118
25–3432.4%
35–4920.4%
50–6413.1%
20–247.5%
≤45.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.1%

Households

Total households: 7,614
Other21.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 25.2%