SW12 9JP postcode in Wandsworth, England
SW12 9JP is a postcode in Wandsworth, in the South Balham ward. It is in the Tooting parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SW12 9JP is, and what is near it
- SW12 9JP
- Other postcodes in SW12 9: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 5 bus stops
- 2 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4395, longitude -0.1472)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SW12 9JP?
- WandsworthCouncil, for all local services Wandsworth: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SW12 9JP Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- TootingParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at SW12 9JP?
Every home and business at SW12 9JP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SW12 9JP?
BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Wandsworth's days for SW12 9JP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for SW12 9JP on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is SW12 9JP at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SW12 9JP.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Wandsworth
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SW12 9JP: 9,241 properties in Wandsworth are at high risk (5.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Wandsworth
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of SW12 9JP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SW12 9JP?
Homes in SW12 9 sold for a typical £650,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 139 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Semi-detached £1,496,500 8 sales
- Terraced £1,270,000 23 sales
- Flat or maisonette £600,000 108 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SW12 district: a typical £700,000 from 369 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in SW12 9JP
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SW12 9JP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Food hygiene ratings at SW12 9JP
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SW12 9JP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near SW12 9JP?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around SW12 9JP. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Wandsworth for 2026‑27: £1,028. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £685 (band A) to £1,714 (band G); band D, the most common, is £1,028.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (1%) | £685 |
| Band B | about 80 (11%) | £800 |
| Band C | about 200 (29%) | £914 |
| Band D | about 280 (40%) | £1,028 |
| Band E | about 50 (7%) | £1,257 |
| Band F | about 70 (10%) | £1,485 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £1,714 |
| Band H | withheld | £2,056 |
When the homes were built
- 36% Before 1900
- 33% 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- 26% 1965 to 1982
- 3% 1983 to 1999
- 1% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Wandsworth before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SW12 9JP is in (ONS area E01004484), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near SW12 9JP?
The nearest open schools to SW12 9JP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to SW12 9JP?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SW12 9JP is Balham Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.
- Balham Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- Wandsworth Common Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
- Balham Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 600 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Balham Health Centre, 172 m away.
More stations near SW12 9JP, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SW12 9JP?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW12 9JP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Bedford Hill Family Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8673 1720 200 mWalk
- Balham Park Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 020 8772 8772 600 mWalk
- Open Door Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 020 8673 1476 700 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near SW12 9JP?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SW12 9JP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- SSE Green Charging point · 3 chargers 500 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
- Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SW12 9JP?
The nearest to the centre of SW12 9JP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Sistova Road Dental Studio Phone 07584 307051 500 mWalk
- Balham Gateway Dental Phone 020 8673 7887 550 mWalk
- Balham Dental Care Phone 020 8675 7210 650 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to SW12 9JP?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Moorfields at St George's Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8725 1794 2.4 kmCycle
- St George's Hospital (Tooting) Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report March 2026 · Phone 020 8672 1255 2.4 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near SW12 9JP?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SW12 9JP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Bhakti Shyama Care Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8772 1499 800 mWalk
- Crownwise Limited - St Andrews Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2024 · Phone 020 8769 0668 850 mWalk
- Heritage Care Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8682 9050 1.1 kmWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near SW12 9JP?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW12 9JP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Bedford Hill Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 8673 4572 300 mWalk
- Pharmalite Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:45am to 6:45pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed 550 mWalk
- Healthchem Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 8673 8351 550 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near SW12 9JP?
The nearest vets to the centre of SW12 9JP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Voo 600 mWalk
- Creature Comforts Vets Balham 700 mWalk
- South London Emergency Veterinary Centre 1.5 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is SW12 9JP in a conservation area?
The centre of SW12 9JP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near SW12 9JP?
Police.uk records 682 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW12 9JP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: theft from the person 28, burglary 23, drugs 13, bicycle theft 9, robbery 9, other crime 7, possession of weapons 5.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SW12 9JP
- Ward
- South Balham
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Wandsworth
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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