W12 7EA Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: College Park & Old Oak. Region: London.
Streets
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 F (39% of about 2,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wood Lane. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 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 (210 m)
- Centre House 56 Wood Lane: up to 527 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- M&S White City Site 54 Wood Lane London W12 7RQ: up to 1,814 homes, pending decision (310 m)
- Imperial College, 80 Wood Lane, W12 0TT: up to 132 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 1-14 Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Latimer Community Church, 116 Bramley Road, London, W10 6SU: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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: 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 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 4%, gigabit 4% 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 | 930 m |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Kensal Green 1,000,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | White City Underground Station | 170 m |
| Wood Lane Underground Station | 250 m | |
| Shepherd's Bush Market Underground Station | 650 m | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest White City | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Westfield Car Park | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 55 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Canisius & Dr Hasan, Parkview Cfh&W | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pestle & Mortar | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | Hammersmith Hospital | 870 m |
| Police station | Notting Hill Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Shepherd's Bush Common 3.1 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,840 m² | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,750 m² | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 9.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pottery kiln in Walmer Road, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km east. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pottery kiln in Walmer Road | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Ladbroke Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km east |
| Kensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km north |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.0 km south-west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km east |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 35 |
24 of the postcode's 35 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 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.