W12 0EA Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced July 2007. Ward: College Park & Old Oak. Region: London.
Streets
- Du Cane Road, London: 52 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 B (51% of about 1,250 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
- Imperial College, 80 Wood Lane, W12 0TT: up to 132 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 1-14 Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Former Dairy Crest Site Land Beneath And Bounded By Westway And West London Railway Line And Adjoining 58 Wood Lane London W12: up to 373 homes, pending decision (580 m)
- Centre House 56 Wood Lane: up to 527 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- St Quintin Garage, 142A Highlever Road: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- M&S White City Site 54 Wood Lane London W12 7RQ: up to 1,814 homes, pending decision (730 m)
- Tea Crate, not permissioned (820 m)
- Tea Crate, not permissioned (820 m)
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Kensal Green 1,000,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Willesden Junction 7.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | White City Underground Station | 630 m |
| Wood Lane Underground Station | 840 m | |
| Latimer Road Underground Station | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Du Cane Road / Wood Lane White City | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 4.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Westway Sports Centre Car Park | 820 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hammersmith & Fulham Centres For Health | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shelly's | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bloemfontein Road (Dental Surgery) | 630 m |
| Hospital | Hammersmith Hospital | 350 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Wormwood Scrubs Park 66 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,290 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,750 m² | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 72 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gatehouse at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gatehouse at HMP Wormwood Scrubs | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m west |
| Chapel at HMP Wormwood Scrubs | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m west |
| Kensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km north |
| Pottery kiln in Walmer Road | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Ladbroke Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Holland Park | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.4 km south |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km east |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 15 |
| 65 to 69 | 46 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 12 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 14 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
52 of the postcode's 52 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 41 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Du Cane Road.