SW6 1LB Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lillie. Region: London.
Streets
- Tamworth Street, Fulham: 5 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2026-27: Band D £1,520 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,013 | £1,182 | £1,351 | £1,520 | £1,857 | £2,195 | £2,533 | £3,039 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (32% of about 1,270 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sedlescombe Road. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 103-105 Lillie Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Fulham North Area Housing Office Clem Attlee Court Lillie Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 344-350 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 9JU: up to 45 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 344-350 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 9JU: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Land Bounded by Warwick Road: up to 930 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Land Bounded by Warwick Road: up to 1,100 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 26 Redcliffe Gardens SW10 9HA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Land to the rear of 1 Cluny Mews, and 51-63 Philbeach Gardens, London, SW5: up to 35 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Imperial Wharf 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Brompton Underground Station | 380 m |
| Fulham Broadway Underground Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) | |
| West Kensington Underground Station | 930 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North End Road Market West Kensington | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Chelsea Harbour Pier Sands End | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Earl's Court Exhibition Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 43 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 21 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest North Fulham Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 27 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Chelsea And Westminster Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Motor Club Limited | 260 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nationwide Building Society | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brompton Park 7,580 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Eel Brook Common 5.3 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments 5.8 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 9.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tomb of Frederick R Leyland, Brompton Cemetery, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) east. 82 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tomb of Frederick R Leyland, Brompton Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Tomb of Emmeline Pankhurst | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Brompton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Entrance Gates and Screen on Old Brompton Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Arcade forming north west quarter of circle and avenue | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| The Boltons | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Fulham Palace moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Ransome's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Holland Park | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Chelsea Reach | Tidal water | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
1 of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Hammersmith and Fulham: see them on the Hammersmith and Fulham page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tamworth Street.