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Balham is a place in London, England in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Balham is a inner London suburb possessing many well built Victorian terraced houses now highly valued as family homes. It is situated between four south London Commons, Clapham Common to the north, Wandsworth common to the west, Tooting Graveney Common to the south, and the adjoining Tooting Bec Common to the east - the latter two historically distinct areas are referred to by both Wandsworth council and most local people as Tooting Common . These give it a green feel and a distinct boundary that makes it stand out as a district in the area.

It possesses a railway to tube interchange (the origin of the phrase "Balham-Gateway to the South" was reputedly a genuine Southern Railway advertisement from the 1926 opening of the tube station). The stations connect Balham easily and quickly to both the City of London and the West End. All this has combined to make it a popular location and property prices have soared as middle class professionals have moved in displacing the more working class feel the district had up until the 1970s.

1 Balham is famous for

Bal - ham, Gateway to the South - This is a line in a celebrated sketch by Peter Sellers and should be spoken with a broad American accent.

Prostitution - The Bedford Hill area of Balham was associated with street prostitution throughout the seventies and eighties. Despite attempts by the local authority, police and residents to clean up the area the association remains.

The Charles Bravo Murder - In 1876 a local resident and lawyer Charles Bravo was poisoned, possibly by his wife, and a web of lies and deceit uncovered which is still notorious and unresolved.

Nearest places:

Nearest tube stations:

Balham tube station
Clapham South tube stationClapham South tube station is a station on London Underground's Northern Line. It is in both zone 2 and zone 3 and between Clapham Common and Balham. Clapham South tube station has a lovely aspect onto the southern edge of Clapham Common. A famous locatio
Tooting Bec tube stationTooting Bec tube station is an London Underground station in Tooting, South London. It is in zone 3. London Underground stations.

Nearest railway stations:

Balham railway stationBritish Rail and Northern Line serve Balham being on separate platforms. The station is in Zone 3. The British Rail track divides to the south of Balham, towards Crystal Palace, Croydon, and Mitcham Junction: to the north is Wandsworth Common. Balham tube
Wandsworth Common railway station

1 External links

Balham Community Site

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Balham railway stationBritish Rail and Northern Line serve Balham being on separate platforms. The station is in Zone 3. The British Rail track divides to the south of Balham, towards Crystal Palace, Croydon, and Mitcham Junction: to the north is Wandsworth Common. Balham tube

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