SW6 2SU Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: Sands End. Region: London.
Streets
- The Boulevard, London: 22 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 G (60% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sands End. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 12-14 Lombard Road (Lombard Wharf): up to 134 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Second Floor Regent House, 16-18 16-18 Lombard Road: up to 11 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Second Floor Regent House, 16-18 Lombard Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 80 Gwynne Road, 19 Lombard Road: up to 133 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Travis Perkins, 37 Lombard Road: up to 207 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Watermeadow Court, Watermeadow Lane: up to 219 homes, pending decision (390 m)
- 36 Lombard Road: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Land Bounded By Fulham Gasworks And Railway Line (Chelsea Creek), Imperial Road London SW6: up to 415 homes, permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 22 addresses are between 0 m and 1 m above sea level (0 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 | 230 m |
| Clapham Junction 24 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Wandsworth Town 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Fulham Broadway Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Parsons Green Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| West Brompton Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Imperial Road Sands End | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 3.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Chelsea Harbour Pier Sands End | 110 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Chelsea Design Centre Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 41 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 540 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sands End Health Clinic | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Green Dental Care | 650 m |
| Hospital | Chelsea And Westminster Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service London | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | York Gardens 2.7 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Falcon Park Community Sports Centre 4,750 m² | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments 5.8 ha | 2.2 km |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 9.3 hectares in all.
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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 20 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 0 |
22 of the postcode's 22 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 67% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 95% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 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 The Boulevard.