The SW17 8RF postcode is in Wandsworth, Wandsworth postcode town, within London, England region.
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Name | Type |
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Postcode Area | SW17 |
Ward | South Balham |
Middle layer Super Output Area | Tooting Bec East |
Lower Tier Local Authority | Wandsworth |
Upper Tier Local Authority | Wandsworth |
Region | London |
Country | England |
Travel To Work Area | London |
Police Force | Metropolitan Police |
NHS Care Board | NHS South West London Integrated Care Board |
Electoral ward | South Balham |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency | Tooting |
Multiple Deprivation Index | 9627 |
According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Urban cultural mix / Inner city cosmopolitan / London Cosmopolitan, while the work-zone classification is Self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs.
Nearby PlacesThe nearest places is Bedford Hill(0.38 mi)
The nearest Bus stop is Tooting Bec Underground Station(0.30 mi)
The nearest Railway Station is Balham(0.48 mi)
The nearest airport is Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail(12.76 mi)
Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)
Name | Age | Distance | Details |
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St Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | SW17 8RW (0.19 mi) | Details |
Rutherford House SchoolPrimary, Good | 4-11 | SW17 7BS (0.24 mi) | Details |
Ravenstone Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | SW12 9SS (0.38 mi) | Details |
Hillbrook SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | SW17 8SG (0.46 mi) | Details |
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 2-11 | SW12 8DR (0.46 mi) | Details |
Fircroft Primary SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 3-11 | SW17 7PP (0.53 mi) | Details |
Al Risalah Secondary SchoolAll Through, Good | 3-16 | SW17 7TJ (0.58 mi) | Details |
Al Risalah Boys' SchoolSecondary, Good | 11-16 | SW17 7TJ (0.58 mi) | Details |
Chestnut Grove SchoolSecondary, Good | 11-19 | SW12 8JZ (0.60 mi) | Details |
Hornsby House SchoolPrimary, None | 4-11 | SW12 8RS (0.62 mi) | Details |
Streatham & Clapham High SchoolAll Through, None | 3-19 | SW16 1AW (0.64 mi) | Details |
Finton House SchoolPrimary, None | 4-11 | SW17 7HL (0.69 mi) | Details |
Ernest Bevin AcademySecondary, Good | 11-18 | SW17 7DF (0.69 mi) | Details |
Nightingale Community AcademyAll Through, Good | 5-19 | SW17 7DF (0.69 mi) | Details |
Franciscan Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 2-11 | SW17 8HQ (0.70 mi) | Details |
London Park School ClaphamSecondary, None | 11-16 | SW16 1JZ (0.72 mi) | Details |
Henry Cavendish Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | SW12 0JA (0.72 mi) | Details |
Gatton (VA) Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | SW17 0DS (0.76 mi) | Details |
Tooting Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | SW17 8HE (0.77 mi) | Details |
Telferscot Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | SW12 0HW (0.77 mi) | Details |
St Boniface RC Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | SW17 8PP (0.81 mi) | Details |
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 5-11 | SW12 8QJ (0.83 mi) | Details |
Alderbrook Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | SW12 8PP (0.87 mi) | Details |
St Bernadette Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary, Good | 7-11 | SW12 0AB (0.87 mi) | Details |
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | SW12 0AB (0.87 mi) | Details |
Graveney SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | SW17 9BU (0.89 mi) | Details |
Oak Lodge SchoolAll Through, Good | 10-19 | SW12 8NA (0.91 mi) | Details |
St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | SW16 6NP (0.94 mi) | Details |
St Bede's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-7 | SW12 0LF (0.95 mi) | Details |
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops KindergartenPrimary, None | 3-11 | SW12 0LF (0.95 mi) | Details |
Furzedown Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | SW17 9TJ (0.98 mi) | Details |
Penwortham Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | SW16 6RJ (0.99 mi) | Details |
The nearest GP to this postcode is TOOTING BEC SURGERY(0.28 mi). Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.
Name | Telephone | Postcode |
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tooting bec surgeryActivetooting bec surgery, 313 balham high road, midland bank building, london | 02086820352 | SW17 7BA |
balham park surgeryActivebalham park surgery, 236 balham high road, balham, london | 02087728772 | SW17 7AW |
balham health centreActivebalham health centre, 120 bedford hill, balham, london | 02086738268 | SW12 9HS |
bedford hill family practiceActivebedford hill family pract, 120 bedford hill, balham, london | 02086731720 | SW12 9HS |
open door surgeryActive47 boundaries road, balham, london | 02086731476 | SW12 8EU |
streatham park surgeryActive91 mitcham lane, streatham, london | 08444773500 | SW16 6LY |
nightingale practiceActivenightingale house, 105 nightingale lane, balham, london | 02086733495 | SW12 8NB |
The population of SW178RF is 230 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.
The average age of people living in the nearby area is 37 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 25 to 34 (1799), Below 14 (852), and Between 45 to 54 (821).
According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English with a total of 133 people, followed by White: Other White with a total of 25.
Regarding education, 121 adults have Level 4, while 16 have Level 3.
As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (306), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (170).
In terms of religion, most people mentioned No religion (106), followed by Christian (83).
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (50) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (41), and Intermediate occupations (21).
Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (523), and 94 adults mentioned they are Retired.
As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (1037) and European Union EU-14 (83).