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Housing in SW12 8JN

What the homes in SW12 8JN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Balham
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,532 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.5%). Flats make up 45.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW12 8JNEngland
Detached2.7%22.9%
Semi-detached5.9%31.5%
Terraced45.5%23%
Purpose-built flat6.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house38%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.4% of households in the SW12 8JN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 36.7% with a mortgage.

SW12 8JN
59%
26%
14%
England
  • Owned59.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented26%20.5%
  • Social rented14.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW12 8JNEngland
Owned outright22.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association12.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW12 8JNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.1%). 26.3% of households include dependent children.

SW12 8JNEngland
Living alone, under 6620%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.1%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Wandsworth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wandsworth (August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WandsworthEngland
All homes£2,632£1,459
One bedroom£1,938£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,463£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,810£1,489
Four or more£3,818£2,161
Detached£2,844£1,640
Semi-detached£3,357£1,449
Terraced£3,138£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,335£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW12 8JN (Balham) (about 1,532 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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