SW6 2QS Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sands End. Region: London.
Streets
- Tynemouth Street, London: 99 addresses
- Elswick Street, London: 1 address
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 D (36% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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)
- Watermeadow Court, Watermeadow Lane: up to 219 homes, pending decision (250 m)
- Land adjacent to Jepson House, Pearscroft Road: up to 33 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 111-115 Wandsworth Bridge Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Bounded By Fulham Gasworks And Railway Line (Chelsea Creek), Imperial Road London SW6: up to 415 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Second Floor Regent House, 16-18 16-18 Lombard Road: up to 11 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 12-14 Lombard Road (Lombard Wharf): up to 134 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Second Floor Regent House, 16-18 Lombard Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 36 Lombard Road: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 21 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 73 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 69 very low.
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 100 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
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 | Imperial Wharf 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m |
| Wandsworth Town 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Clapham Junction 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Fulham Broadway Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Parsons Green Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Putney Bridge Underground Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bagleys Lane Sands End | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Chelsea Harbour Pier Sands End | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carpark | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.1 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sands End Health Clinic | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wandsworth Bridge Road (Dental Surgery) | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Chelsea And Westminster Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police - Harrow Central Police Station | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Sulivan Food & Wine Cashzone | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | South Park 7.9 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Hurlingham Club Grounds 7.9 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments 5.8 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 9 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cremorne Bridge, West London Extension Railway Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) east. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cremorne Bridge, West London Extension Railway Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Gasholder No 2, Fulham Gasworks | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Cremorne Bridge, West London Extension Railway Bridge, Battersea | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Old Battersea House | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| 100, CHEYNE WALK (part of Lindsey House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Brompton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Fulham Palace moated site | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ransome's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
| Jerry's Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 88 | 100 | 100 |
12 of the postcode's 100 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Tynemouth Street.