Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham is a town or village in Greater London, England. It has around 269 restaurants and cafés, 13 supermarkets, 12 pharmacies, 13 GP surgeries and clinics, and 1 school. There are 55 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Barons Court, 0.3 km away. There were around 1,354 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hammersmith and Fulham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Hammersmith and Fulham area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 183,157 residents at roughly 11,161 people per km².
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Hammersmith
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 223rd of 294 English council areas — better than 24% of them.
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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 18° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Richmond Upon Thames - Barnes Wetlands, United Kingdom
Crime
1364 reported · July 2026▼ 10% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences364
- Anti-social behaviour319
- Shoplifting159
- Other theft116
174 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Avonmore · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Drug use, dealing, and the associated antisocial behaviour.
- Theft from Motor Vehicle.
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
- 435 rated 4–5 ★ (387 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Barons Court (0.3 km)
- 55 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kensington Olympia (0.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£725,562 average▼ 13.3% YoY
Across Hammersmith and Fulham · to 2026-06
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)
66 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: Great Church Lane (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres19
- Gyms14
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches128
- Playgrounds43
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 219 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
- Schools42
- GPs & clinics21
- Pharmacies18
- Supermarkets17
- Parks & greens125
- Restaurants & cafés364
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
59% low-carbon electricity
Wind 41% · Imports 28% · Gas 14% · Nuclear 13%
79 gCO₂/kWh · low 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hammersmith and Chiswick:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU986 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership460 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership299 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s277 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats221 local signatures · 26,542 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby

King's Theatre, Hammersmith · 0.2 kmKing'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.
- Barons Court (UK Parliament constituency) · 0.2 km
Barons Court was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1974. It was represented by one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first-past-the-post system of elec…
Talgarth Road · 0.2 kmTalgarth Road is a dual carriageway in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and is a designated part of the A4, running through West London, England on the road to Heathrow Airport. It starts in West Kensingto…
- William Morris Sixth Form · 0.3 km
William Morris Sixth Form (WMSF) is a mixed community sixth form, located in the Hammersmith area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, England. It is named after William Morris, the textile designer, artis…
West London College · 0.3 kmWest London College, legally known as the Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College is a large further and higher education college in West London, England, formed in 2002 by the merger between Ealing Tertiary Colle…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Hammersmith and Fulham is a town in Greater London, England, in the Hammersmith and Fulham local authority.
- How deprived is Hammersmith and Fulham?
- The Hammersmith and Fulham local authority, which includes Hammersmith and Fulham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.