SW6 5PG Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walham Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Fulham Road, Fulham: 51 addresses
- Shottendane Road, Fulham: 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 C (52% of about 600 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 1.0 km
- 111-115 Wandsworth Bridge Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Sotheron Place: up to 31 homes, pending decision (720 m)
- 5-17 Michael Road: up to 18 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Land adjacent to Jepson House, Pearscroft Road: up to 33 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Fulham North Area Housing Office Clem Attlee Court Lillie Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 103-105 Lillie Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Hartopp & Lannoy Site, Pellant Road, London, SW6 7NG (880 m)
- The Plaza, 535 Kings Road: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
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: of the 45 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 44 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 | West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Imperial Wharf 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Wandsworth Town 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Parsons Green Underground Station | 260 m |
| Fulham Broadway Underground Station | 410 m | |
| West Brompton Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Parsons Green Lane /Fulham Lib | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Chelsea Harbour Pier Sands End | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Chelsea, Fulham Boys School Car Park (Events only) | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ashville Surgery | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fulham Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fulham Dental Care | 260 m |
| Hospital | Chelsea And Westminster Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police - Harrow Central Police Station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Nationwide Building Society | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Eel Brook Common 5.3 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | South Park 7.9 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Hurlingham Club Grounds 7.9 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments 5.8 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is FULHAM TOWN HALL (original building and 1904-5 extension), a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m north-east. 57 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| FULHAM TOWN HALL (original building and 1904-5 extension) | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m north-east |
| Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m north-west |
| Sandford Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m east |
| Gasholder No 2, Fulham Gasworks | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m east |
| Brompton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.0 km north-east |
| Fulham Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south-west |
| Fulham Palace moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 1.5 km east |
| Ransome's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Fountain Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Holland Park | Wood | 2.9 km north |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.5 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 49 |
3 of the postcode's 52 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 82% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Fulham Road.