Balham
Wandsworth · London · population 8,726 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,170 of 6,856 in England
- #116 of 1,002 in London
- #9 of 38 in Wandsworth
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 38% · Associate professional 22% · Managers & directors 20%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 38% |
| Associate professional | 22% |
| Managers & directors | 20% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Caring & leisure | 4% |
| Sales & customer service | 3% |
| Elementary | 3% |
| Skilled trades | 2% |
| Process & plant | 1% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 43% · Christian 40% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 32%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Balham is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,170 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 38 in Wandsworth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (98) but weak on Living environment (12). Typical homes here sold for about £775,275 over the past year, down 4% across five years (from 126 sales), 21% above the wider Wandsworth median of £640,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,478 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £65,051 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 174 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £775,275 | 126 | +3.4% | -4.3% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Terraced | £1,357,500 | 40 | +0.6% | +11.9% |
| Flat | £621,250 | 82 | +2.3% | -2.5% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,478 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,063 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 271 |
| Theft | 737 |
| Burglary | 65 |
| Vehicle crime | 152 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 66 |
| Public order & weapons | 126 |
| Drugs | 34 |
| Robbery | 58 |
| Other | 12 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 290 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Wandsworth
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- South WimbledonMerton83£750,000
- Milton, Fen Ditton & QuySouth Cambridgeshire83£463,000
- Alveston, Olveston & OldburySouth Gloucestershire83£440,000
- SawstonSouth Cambridgeshire83£402,000
- Brampton, the Stukeleys and the AlconburysHuntingdonshire83£370,496
- May BankNewcastle-under-Lyme83£220,000