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SW17 7JL · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 17 JUN 2026

SW17 7JL

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
77/ 100

A well-off neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 8/10, ranked 23,829 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW17 7JL.

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.

Schools93/100
17Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

68 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 113 schools in total

Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 miRavenstone Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 miEveline Day School0.1 miChestnut Grove AcademyGood · 0.2 miRutherford House SchoolGood · 0.2 miHornsby House School0.2 mi

Nearest top-rated: Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety45/100
121crimes last month

IMD crime decile 4/10 · 121 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 62.1)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare93/100
31GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 9/10 · 28 GP, 3 hospitals, 41 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: BALHAM HEALTH CENTRE — 0.2 mi

Transport96/100
Balham Rail Station0.1 mi
Wandsworth Common Rail Station0.5 mi
Balham Underground Station0.1 mi
Balham Underground Station0.2 mi
Tooting Bec Underground Station0.5 mi

25 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space46/100
5green spaces

IMD environment decile 2/10 · 0.6 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Sports Facility (0.34 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
101supermarkets

101 supermarkets within 2 mi — The Co-operative Group, Aldi, Sainsburys, Tesco… — nearest 0.0 mi — library 0.3 mi

Nearest: Co-op London - Balham High Road — 0.0 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW17 7JL.

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
Road noiseLoud
66dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
48dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in SW17.

Average sold price by property type across the SW17 district, 2021–2026 — 5,717 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£1.5M▼ 22.5%
Semi-detached£1.2M▼ 1.8%
Terraced£751k▼ 15.0%
Flat£480k▼ 1.4%

District-level averages (SW17) — 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 SW17 7JL

SW17 7JL scores 77/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in transport and local amenities — with Balham Rail Station about 3 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

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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.