Living in Balham
WandsworthBalham sits in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Its strongest points are air quality (100), affordability (60), area quality (55). The things to weigh up are transport (2) and green space (1). A typical two-bed here rents for around £2,428 a month. Scores are percentile-ranked against 132 London neighbourhoods, so a 70 means it beats roughly seven in ten areas.
Find areas like Balham for your commute →How Balham scores
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Safety29/100
662 recent street crimes · IMD crime decile 2/10
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Commute—/100
depends on where you work — try the matcher
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Affordability60/100
£492,500 median sale price
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Transport2/100
27 transit stops within a 12-min walk
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Area quality55/100
deprivation decile 6/10 (10 = least deprived)
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Green space1/100
4 parks & green spaces nearby
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Dining36/100
59 places to eat nearby
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Nightlife49/100
15 pubs, bars & clubs nearby
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Groceries19/100
13 food shops & supermarkets nearby
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Air quality100/100
London Air index 1/10 (1 = cleanest)
Typical rent in Wandsworth
Median private rents for the London Borough of Wandsworth (ONS Price Index of Private Rents).
🏛 £1,028/yr council tax (Band D, Wandsworth) — MHCLG 2026-27
📶 Broadband up to 1.8 Gbps (gigabit available) — Ofcom, predicted, Wandsworth
On the map
Nearby neighbourhoods
Data: Police.uk + IoD 2025 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG; ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents; OpenStreetMap via Overpass; London Air, Imperial College London. Scores are relative to 132 London neighbourhoods and exclude commute (that depends on where you work — run the matcher). A well-informed starting point, not advice; always visit in person.