W14 9DF Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Kensington. Region: London.
Streets
- Talgarth Road, Hammersmith: 49 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 D (47% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Gunter Estate. 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
- 135-149, TALGARTH ROAD W6, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 50 Brook Green London W6 7BJ: up to 33 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Former TA Centre 245 Warwick Road: up to 255 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Former TA Centre 245 Warwick Road: up to 255 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Homebase - 195 Warwick Road: up to 375 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Southern Belle 175 - 177 Fulham Palace Road London: up to 7 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- 100 West Cromwell Road: up to 450 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- 100/100A West Cromwell Road: up to 462 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Telephone Exchange 213-215 Warwick Road: up to 163 homes, permissioned (810 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: 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 3 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 | 850 m |
| West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Barons Court Underground Station | 60 m |
| West Kensington Underground Station | 410 m | |
| Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station | 800 m | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest West Kensington | 410 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Green Parking St. Augustine Hammersmith Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest North End Medical Centre | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Doctor Care Pharmaclinic | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 30 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ark Dental Practice | 330 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 630 m |
| Police station | Hammersmith Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Normand Park 3.1 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,560 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m north-west. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-west |
| 22 and 22A, Avonmore Road W14 | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-east |
| Grand Hall and Pillar Hall, Olympia Exhibition Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north |
| Former Odeon Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m west |
| Edwardes Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north-east |
| Holland Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 2.3 km west |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-east |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 30% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Talgarth Road.