Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Chestnut Grove School
Last published allocation was 1,383 m. This address is 297 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
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Coordinates & Location for SW12 8BF
Postcode
SW12 8BF
Coordinates
51.4466, -0.1525
Grid reference
TQ284735
Easting
528,487
Northing
173,570
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCRWX+J2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wandsworth
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Wandsworth
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19080
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19080 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SW12 8BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near SW12 8BF
Counts are for Balham electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY -18%
392715
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
30
YoY -32%
443015
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
19
YoY +19%
29199
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
17102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.52.4%
Other White14.7%
Pakistani4.3%
African3.8%
White Irish3.7%
+ 9 other groups · 21.0%
Religion
No religion47.6%
Christian32.7%
Muslim8.7%
Not answered8.1%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
25–3447.0%
35–4918.4%
50–649.3%
20–248.3%
≤45.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 12.1%
Households
Other29.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over20.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children18.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.7%
+ 6 other households · 17.0%
Administrative Information
Wandsworth
Local Authority
Council AreaBattersea E14001081
Constituency
E14001081Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Balham
Constituency code
E14001081
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Wandsworth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wandsworth
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wandsworth
Sub ICB Location
NHS South West London ICB - 36L
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wandsworth 021B E01004474
E01004474MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wandsworth 021 E02000943
E02000943LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wandsworth 021B E01004474
E01004474MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wandsworth 021 E02000943
E02000943Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:44 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2014
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~12 years
Active Duration
2014 -> PresentJuly 2014 — Introduced
Postcode SW12 8BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004474 and MSOA E02000943 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW12 8BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2014
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~12 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SW12 8BF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 29%
Attainment 8
55.1
Last published allocation was 1,383 m. This address is 297 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 10–19FSM 73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
38%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 45%
Attainment 8
48.8
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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