What is the median price paid for a home in SW12?

The median price paid in SW12 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £718,000. By property type, the median price paid was £1,589,500 for semi-detached houses, £1,287,500 for terraced houses and £600,000 for flats.

How many homes were sold in SW12 over the last year?

HM Land Registry recorded 421 standard sales in SW12 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these, 286 were flats, 110 were terraced houses and 23 were semi-detached houses.

What are the transport links in SW12?

Balham is the nearest railway station at about 0.2 miles from the centre and it also has an Underground stop. Clapham South is about 0.5 miles away and Tooting Bec about 0.8 miles. Central London is about 4 miles in a straight line.

What schools are near SW12?

There are 20 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Alderbrook Primary School the nearest at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Chestnut Grove Academy and La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, both about 0.3 miles away.

How many estate agent branches are there in SW12?

There are 22 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SW12 postcode district.

Estate agents in SW12

SW12 is a postcode district in Wandsworth. In the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, 421 homes were sold there at a median price paid of £718,000, according to HM Land Registry.

House prices in SW12

Median sale price in SW12: £718,000

Homes sold in SW12, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	421 sales, median £718,000
Detached	2 sales
Semi-detached	23 sales, median £1,589,500
Terraced	110 sales, median £1,287,500
Flats and maisonettes	286 sales, median £600,000

We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.

Across Wandsworth the average price was £668,761 in May 2026, down 4.8% on a year earlier.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport links

Balham railway station is about 0.2 miles from the centre of SW12, with Wandsworth Common about 0.6 miles away, Streatham Hill about 1.1 miles and Clapham High Street about 1.5 miles. Underground stops nearby are Balham at about 0.2 miles, Clapham South at about 0.5 miles, Tooting Bec at about 0.8 miles and Clapham Common at about 1.2 miles. The A24, A205, A214, A3 and A3216 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M4 junction 1 at Chiswick Roundabout, about 6 miles away and M1 junction 1 at Staples Corner, about 9 miles away. London City Airport is about 10 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 13 miles. Central London is about 4 miles from the district.

Schools in and near SW12

SW12 has 20 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Alderbrook Primary School at about 0.2 miles and Henry Cavendish Primary School, Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) and Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School (Church of England) at about 0.3 miles. Secondary choices include Chestnut Grove Academy and La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School (girls only), both with sixth forms at about 0.3 miles. Independent options include Hornsby House School and London Park School Clapham. Oak Lodge School, a special school, is about 0.4 miles away. St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College (Roman Catholic) is about 0.4 miles away and St George's Hospital Medical School is about 1.7 miles away.

Living in SW12

SW12 is an urban district in the built-up area of Wandsworth, with about 31,390 residents. There are at least 8 supermarkets, with Waitrose about 0.1 miles away and Sainsbury's, Co-op Food and Aldi each about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 20 convenience stores, around 15 pubs, at least 40 cafés and at least 50 restaurants, with Bob's Courtyard Bar and Balham House both right at the centre. For health care there are at least 6 doctors' surgeries, the nearest being My Heathcare Clinic at about 0.2 miles, along with at least 7 pharmacies and at least 7 dentists. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is St George's Hospital at about 1.7 miles. Balham Library is about 0.1 miles away and Balham Post Office is right at the centre. Nightingale Square is the nearest named park at about 0.3 miles and Clapham Common is about 0.8 miles away.

A short history of SW12

Balham has been settled since Saxon times and the Domesday Book records it as Belgeham, held by Geoffrey Orlateile, with land for one and a half ploughs and eight acres of meadow, rendering £2 in total. Maps of the 1600s show it as Ballam or Balham Manor within the parish of Streatham. Country retreats were built there in the 1700s but most growth followed the opening of the railway station in 1856. In Clapham Park Thomas Cubitt bought 229 acres of Bleak Hall Farm in 1825 and planned large villas, though some plots stayed empty until the First World War. On 14 October 1940 a bomb struck Balham Underground station, killing around 64 people. After 1945 most Cubitt houses were replaced following Blitz damage. A Provisional IRA bomb exploded in Balham on 17 July 1974 and nobody was hurt. Of 40 listed buildings nearby the Church of St Luke is Grade II*.

Sport and leisure

Balham Leisure Centre is a multi sport centre in SW12. Grafton Tennis Club and Telford Park Tennis Club are tennis clubs. Heathfield Bowls Club is a bowls club and Balham Boxing Club is a boxing club. Semokwan Hapkido Academy is a hapkido centre and Clapham Common Cricket Nets is a cricket nets pitch. Several tennis courts are found in the area along with soccer pitches and netball and basketball courts. Fitness First is one of several gyms and studios. Open space includes Clapham Common, Tooting Bec Common, Tooting Graveney Common, Wandsworth Common, Woodfield Recreation Ground and Trinity Fields. Kirkstall Gardens and Nightingale Square are also open spaces. A number of children's playgrounds are also nearby. Some of these facilities lie just outside the district boundary.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in SW12?: The median price paid in SW12 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £718,000. By property type, the median price paid was £1,589,500 for semi-detached houses, £1,287,500 for terraced houses and £600,000 for flats.
How many homes were sold in SW12 over the last year?: HM Land Registry recorded 421 standard sales in SW12 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. Of these, 286 were flats, 110 were terraced houses and 23 were semi-detached houses.
What are the transport links in SW12?: Balham is the nearest railway station at about 0.2 miles from the centre and it also has an Underground stop. Clapham South is about 0.5 miles away and Tooting Bec about 0.8 miles. Central London is about 4 miles in a straight line.
What schools are near SW12?: There are 20 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Alderbrook Primary School the nearest at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Chestnut Grove Academy and La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, both about 0.3 miles away.
How many estate agent branches are there in SW12?: There are 22 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SW12 postcode district.

Areas near SW12

SW12 is in Wandsworth.

Estate agents near SW12

Foxtons Balham Estate AgentsWandsworth SW12 9AP0 miles
Gani Property ServicesWandsworth SW12 9AG0 miles
Lauristons Estate Agents BalhamWandsworth SW12 9AA0 miles
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward BalhamWandsworth SW12 9AA0.1 miles
AspireWandsworth SW12 9AA0.1 miles
Hamptons Estate and Letting AgentsWandsworth SW12 9ET0.1 miles
Balham haartWandsworth SW12 9BN0.1 miles
Samuel EstatesWandsworth SW12 9EY0.2 miles
Martin & Co BalhamWandsworth SW12 9DL0.2 miles
Andrews Estate Agents London BalhamWandsworth SW12 9SG0.2 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SW12.