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Balham vs Tooting

Tooting edges Balham overall on the Balanced preset — 44 to 42 out of 100 — taking 5 of the 9 layers scored here by a clear margin (5+ points) to Balham's 3.

Tooting here means the Tooting Broadway ward; Tooting Bec is scored separately as its own ward.

Score by score

The nine layers, side by side

Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources

Balham

Wandsworth

42
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Tooting Broadway leads by 2 on overall score

Tooting Broadway

Wandsworth

44
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  • Heritage
    39/ 100
    Balham leads by 13 on heritage
    26/ 100
  • Connectivity
    59/ 100
    Tooting Broadway leads by 13 on connectivity
    72/ 100
  • Area development
    0/ 100
    Tooting Broadway leads by 4 on area development
    4/ 100
  • Property prices & growth
    37/ 100
    Tooting Broadway leads by 10 on property prices & growth
    47/ 100
  • Cultural Signal
    25/ 100
    Tooting Broadway leads by 16 on cultural signal
    41/ 100
  • Nature Access
    58/ 100
    Balham leads by 10 on nature access
    48/ 100
  • Safety
    62/ 100
    Balham leads by 18 on safety
    44/ 100
  • Air & Quiet
    38/ 100
    Tooting Broadway leads by 11 on air & quiet
    49/ 100
  • Education
    59/ 100
    Tooting Broadway leads by 5 on education
    64/ 100
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Balham or Tooting?

Balham

Balham ward · Wandsworth

Choose Balham if safety, heritage and nature access outrank the rest of your list — it leads on safety (+18), heritage (+13) and nature access (+10). The trade: Tooting stays ahead on cultural signal (+16).

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Tooting

Tooting Broadway ward · Wandsworth

Choose Tooting if cultural signal, connectivity and air & quiet outrank the rest of your list — it leads on cultural signal (+16), connectivity (+13) and air & quiet (+11). The trade: Balham stays ahead on safety (+18).

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