property, houses and flats to rent in Balham

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neighbouring areas

Barnes Earls Court Parsons Green Stockwell
Battersea Earlsfield Pimlico Streatham
Belgravia East Putney Putney Tooting
Belgravia mews houses East Sheen Raynes Park Vauxhall
Brixton Fulham Richmond Victoria
Brixton Station Hurlingham Sheen Vincent Square
Brompton Kensington Southfields Wandsworth
Chelsea Kew South Kensington West Brompton
Clapham Knightsbridge South Wimbledon Westminster
Coombe Mortlake St James's Wimbledon

 

Postcodes

SW1 SW15 SW20 SW8
SW10 SW16 SW3 SW9
SW11 SW17 SW4 TW10
SW12 SW18 SW5 TW9
SW13 SW19 SW6  
SW14 SW2 SW7  

If you're looking for property to rent in Balham it won't take you long to notice it's located between four commons: Clapham Common to the north, Wandsworth Common to the west, Tooting Graveney Common to the south and adjoining Tooting Bec Common to the east, giving the area lots of green space. Situated in postcode SW12, Balham is considered to be up and coming. Although most of Balham is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, a small portion of the postcode area is in the London Borough of Lambeth. Whether you're a young professional or a family looking to rent in Balham, you should get a bit more for your money than if you were to rent in nearby Clapham or Battersea. Balham has predominantly terraced Victorian and Edwardian properties, and those seeking to rent a flat in Balham will find a good selection of accommodation. You should expect to pay around £180+ rent per week for an unfurnished one bedroom flat conveniently located to the tube and BR. If you're looking to rent a house in Balham you should expect to pay a weekly rental of around £325+ for a two bedroom property located in the heart of Balham, with off-street parking and a private rear garden.

Amenities for Balham properties

Balham has an extensive range of restaurants, bars, cafés and pubs. A gentle stroll along Balham High Road will meet all your everyday shopping needs. In May 2006 Waitrose opened a store in Balham, marking another stage in the gentrification of the area. If you like keeping fit, this area will fulfil all your requirements, with Balham Leisure Centre, various sports clubs, and near-by Tooting Bec Lido.

Letting agencies and transport in Balham

If you're looking to rent a property in Balham there are a good number of estate agents, many of which are based on, or near the main High Road. Balham is in Zone 3 on the Northern Line, with frequent trains to central London via the Bank and Charing Cross branches. Typical travel time to Waterloo is 15/20 minutes. Additionally there are two railway stations, at Balham and Wandsworth Common, which both go to Victoria.