Housing in SW12 8NL
What the homes in SW12 8NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Balham
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
SW12 8NLLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.8%). Flats make up 42.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66.3% of households in the SW12 8NL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 26% own outright and 40.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented25.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.4%). 29.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW12 8NL (Balham) (about 1,541 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.