W12 7SU Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced October 2024. 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: 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
- M&S White City Site 54 Wood Lane London W12 7RQ: up to 1,814 homes, pending decision (90 m)
- Centre House 56 Wood Lane: up to 527 homes, permissioned (200 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 (230 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Latimer Community Church, 116 Bramley Road, London, W10 6SU: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Imperial College, 80 Wood Lane, W12 0TT: up to 132 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 1-14 Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 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 | Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Kensal Green 1,000,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | White City Underground Station | 230 m |
| Latimer Road Underground Station | 260 m | |
| Wood Lane Underground Station | 370 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Latimer Road | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Westway Sports Centre Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 68 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 21 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Foreland Medical Centre | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ds Dental Studio | 540 m |
| Hospital | Hammersmith Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Notting Hill Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hammersmith Park 2.2 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 14 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Avondale Park 1.8 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,750 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pottery kiln in Walmer Road, a scheduled monument, 700 m east. 73 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pottery kiln in Walmer Road | Scheduled monument | 700 m east |
| Church of St Francis Assisi | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m east |
| 7-44, Royal Crescent W11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south-east |
| 1-6, Royal Crescent W11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-east |
| 170-178, Holland Park Avenue W11 | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south-east |
| Ladbroke Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km east |
| Holland Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.2 km south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.5 km south-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 5.0 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 50 | 50 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
50 of the postcode's 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 50 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 55% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.