SW6 2TH Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Parsons Green & Sandford. Region: London.
Streets
- Wandsworth Bridge Road, London: 61 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 (24% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Studdridge Street. 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
- NOS 71 TO 77 INCLUDING IRON RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 111-115 Wandsworth Bridge Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Land adjacent to Jepson House, Pearscroft Road: up to 33 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Sotheron Place: up to 31 homes, pending decision (410 m)
- 5-17 Michael Road: up to 18 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Land Bounded By Fulham Gasworks And Railway Line (Chelsea Creek), Imperial Road London SW6: up to 415 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Lots Road South: up to 165 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Watermeadow Court, Watermeadow Lane: up to 219 homes, pending decision (730 m)
- The Plaza, 535 Kings Road: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (730 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 5 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 49 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 49 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 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 | Imperial Wharf 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m |
| West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Wandsworth Town 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Parsons Green Underground Station | 590 m |
| Fulham Broadway Underground Station | 620 m | |
| Putney Bridge Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest New Kings Road Walham Green | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Chelsea Harbour Pier Sands End | 860 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Chelsea Design Centre Car Park | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sands End Health Clinic | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Chelsea And Westminster Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police - Harrow Central Police Station | 520 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Sulivan Food & Wine Cashzone | 640 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Eel Brook Common 5.3 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | South Park 7.9 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hurlingham Club Grounds 7.9 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments 5.8 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gasholder No 2, Fulham Gasworks, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m north-east. 48 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gasholder No 2, Fulham Gasworks | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north-east |
| FULHAM TOWN HALL (original building and 1904-5 extension) | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north |
| Sandford Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-east |
| Stanley House | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north-east |
| Brompton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km north |
| 100, CHEYNE WALK (part of Lindsey House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Fulham Palace moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 1.0 km east |
| Ransome's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.3 km north |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.0 km west |
| Jerry's Hill | Hill | 4.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 61 | 61 |
52 of the postcode's 61 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 4% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 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) | 72% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Wandsworth Bridge Road.