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SW12 8PT · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

SW12 8PT

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
66/ 100

An above-average neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 6/10, ranked 16,534 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW12 8PT.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools77/100
20Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

74 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 117 schools in total

Alderbrook Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 miBalham Nursery School0.2 miLa Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' SchoolOutstanding · 0.3 miChestnut Grove AcademyGood · 0.3 miHenry Cavendish Primary SchoolOutstanding · 0.3 miSt Francis Xavier Sixth Form College0.3 mi

Nearest top-rated: Alderbrook Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety40/100
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IMD crime decile 3/10 · live count unavailable

Data temporarily unavailable

Healthcare83/100
37GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 6/10 · 35 GP, 2 hospitals, 39 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE — 0.3 mi

Transport89/100
Balham Rail Station0.3 mi
Balham Underground Station0.3 mi
Balham Underground Station0.3 mi
Clapham South Underground Station0.4 mi

29 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space52/100
10green spaces

IMD environment decile 3/10 · beside nature reserve (2.6 ha total — no proper park nearby)

Nearest: Playground (200 m²) — 0.3 mi

Amenities95/100
99supermarkets

99 supermarkets within 2 mi — The Co-operative Group, Waitrose, Sainsburys, Aldi… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Co-op Wandsworth - Alderbrook Road — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW12 8PT.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
18.2µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices

Sold prices in SW12.

Average sold price by property type across the SW12 district, 2021–2026 — 3,236 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M£4M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£3.5M▲ 47.3%
Semi-detached£1.7M▲ 1.1%
Terraced£1.2M▼ 0.3%
Flat£547k▼ 6.8%

District-level averages (SW12) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About SW12 8PT

SW12 8PT scores 66/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Co-op Wandsworth - Alderbrook Road about 2 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, SW12 8PT is an above-average neighbourhood — IMD decile 6/10, ranked 16,534 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 3/10).

There are 117 schools within the typical catchment area, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 53 rated Good. The nearest school is Alderbrook Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

Healthcare access is good, with 35 GP surgeries, 2 hospitals and 39 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE, about 6 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is OLD HOSPITAL CLOSE, about 13 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 5 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Balham Rail Station (Train, about 6 minutes' walk away), Balham Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 5 minutes' walk away), Balham Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 6 minutes' walk away), Clapham South Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 8 minutes' walk away). There are also 29 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 10 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 2.6 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (200 m²), about 6 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 10 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 99 supermarkets in the wider area, including The Co-operative Group, Waitrose, Sainsburys, Aldi and others. The nearest is Co-op Wandsworth - Alderbrook Road, about 2 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 3 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore SW12 8PT on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.