W14 0LY Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brook Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Springvale Terrace, Kensington: 13 addresses
- Masbro' Road, Kensington: 2 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 G (30% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, 3B, Lakeside/Sinclair/Blythe Road. 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
- 50 Brook Green London W6 7BJ: up to 33 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Triangle site, south of Holland Park Roundabout: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Triangle site, south of Holland Park Rondabout: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Five Star Car Wash & MOT Garages, 10b Shepherd's Bush Road: up to 28 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Former TA Centre 245 Warwick Road: up to 255 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- Former TA Centre 245 Warwick Road: up to 255 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- 95 Goldhawk Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- Telephone Exchange 213-215 Warwick Road: up to 163 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 12 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: 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 | Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m |
| Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kensington (Olympia) Underground Station | 480 m |
| Shepherd's Bush (Central) Underground Station | 670 m | |
| Hammersmith (H&C Line) Underground Station | 790 m | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Blythe Road Shepherds Bush | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 510 m |
| EV charging points | 55 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Kensington GP Surgery | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Forrest Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 26 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile Kensington | 420 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Hammersmith Police Station | 670 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Brook Green 1.8 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Shepherd's Bush Common 3.1 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,490 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,650 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 6.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m south. 129 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south |
| Grand Hall and Pillar Hall, Olympia Exhibition Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south-east |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m north |
| Convent and School of the Sacred Heart | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south-west |
| Holland Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| Edwardes Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km east |
| Pottery kiln in Walmer Road | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 2.4 km south-west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km east |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the postcode's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 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) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Springvale Terrace.