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Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith and Fulham is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 185,000. It has around 3 schools, 13 GP surgeries, 15 pharmacies, 14 supermarkets, and around 330 restaurants and cafés, along with 62 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Hammersmith (District and Piccadilly lines), 0.4 km away. There were around 1,463 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. Covers 1 town with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Hammersmith and Fulham is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 183,157 residents at roughly 11,161 people per km².

40/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 223rd of 294 English council areas — better than 24% of them.

Low crime6
Home affordability5
Affordable rents2
Good schools95
Life expectancy64
Low deprivation30
Employment17
Low council tax99

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CMist

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 87% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:22

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Richmond Upon Thames - Barnes Wetlands, United Kingdom

Crime

1489 reported · July 2026 12% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences380
  • Anti-social behaviour347
  • Shoplifting204
  • Other theft122

190 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Brook Green · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Anti social behaviour
  • Burglary.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

541 reported road collisions (2024)

109 killed or seriously injured · 588 casualties · 29.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 432 rated 4–5 ★ (388 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hammersmith (District and Piccadilly lines) (0.4 km)
  • 62 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kensington Olympia (0.7 km):

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Live buses at Latymer Court:

  • 9Trafalgar Square · 4 min
  • 27Chalk Farm · 6 min
  • 306Fulham, Sands End · 6 min
  • 306Fulham, Sands End · 14 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£725,562 average 13.3% YoY

Across Hammersmith and Fulham · to 2026-06

Detached£1,668,347
Semi-detached£1,446,080
Terraced£1,109,048
Flat£561,089

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£2,796 average monthly rent 1.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,979
  • 2 bed £2,595
  • 3 bed £2,961

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

13.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 13.9 times median annual pay (14.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)

68 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Rowan Road (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres19
  • Gyms15
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches133
  • Playgrounds46

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

183,157 residents in Hammersmith and Fulham · 11,161/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 74%
  • 65+: 10%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 96 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£1,520 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (27% of 95,070)

A £1,013
B £1,182
C £1,351
D £1,520
E £1,857
F £2,195
G £2,533
H £3,039

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

82 schools · 25,924 pupils

36 primary · 11 secondary · 35 other

Ofsted: 28 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

59inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Lady Margaret SchoolOutstanding
  • The Hurlingham AcademyOutstanding
  • The London Oratory SchoolOutstanding
  • Ark Burlington Danes AcademyGood
  • Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language CollegeGood
  • The Fulham Boys SchoolGood
  • West London Free SchoolGood
  • Fulham Cross Academy
  • Hammersmith Academy
  • Phoenix Academy
  • Sacred Heart High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hammersmith and Fulham

Care & health services

200 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes11
  • GP practices49
  • Dentists77
  • Homecare agencies41
  • Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hammersmith and Fulham

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Brook Green)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 328 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

278 applications decided

89.6% granted · 249 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Andy Slaughter

Labour

Hammersmith and Chiswick

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 38
  • Con 12

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools46
  • GPs & clinics21
  • Pharmacies21
  • Supermarkets21
  • Parks & greens136
  • Restaurants & cafés422

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,990 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

631 jobs advertised · £40,745 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Electrical Supervisor, Chef Manager - Contract Catering

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£917 median full-time weekly pay

4.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£52,970 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

52% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 124,011 certificates

8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

33% low-carbon electricity

Imports 39% · Gas 29% · Solar 15% · Nuclear 9%

152 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 81 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 67.1 women · 66.2 men

46% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

8 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in W6

  • West London Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
  • Richford Gate Medical Centre
  • Brook Green Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hammersmith and Chiswick:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • King's Theatre, Hammersmith · 0.1 km

    King's Theatre was a live entertainment venue in Hammersmith, West London, on the corner of Hammersmith Road and Rowan Road. It was built in 1902 as a music hall, with a seating capacity of 3,000.

  • Rowan Road, Hammersmith · 0.1 km

    Rowan Road is a road in Hammersmith, London W6.

  • St Paul's Girls' School · 0.1 km

    St Paul's Girls' School is a private day school for girls, aged 11 to 18, in Brook Green, Hammersmith, in West London, England.

  • St Joseph's Almshouses · 0.1 km

    St Joseph's Almshouses is a Grade II listed building at Brook Green, London W6 7BN.

  • Holy Trinity, Brook Green · 0.1 km

    Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Hammersmith, London W6. Its building is Grade II* listed

  • 18 and 19 Brook Green · 0.2 km

    18 and 19 Brook Green are two Grade II listed Georgian houses at 18–19 Brook Green, Hammersmith, London, W6.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham