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Housing in SW12 9AY

What the homes in SW12 9AY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Balham
Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,090 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55%). Flats make up 88%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW12 9AYEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached2.8%31.5%
Terraced8.2%23%
Purpose-built flat55%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house19.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.7% of households in the SW12 9AY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 54.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 7.9% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.

SW12 9AY
31%
55%
12%
England
  • Owned30.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented54.6%20.5%
  • Social rented12.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW12 9AYEngland
Owned outright7.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent52.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council5.2%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW12 9AYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.8%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.

SW12 9AYEngland
Living alone, under 6629.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.3%12.8%
Couple, no children26.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households23.5%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 9AY (Balham) (about 2,090 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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