W14 9PP Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Kensington. Region: London.
Streets
- North End Road, Kensington: 57 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 (54% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Barons Court. 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
- 103-105 Lillie Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Fulham North Area Housing Office Clem Attlee Court Lillie Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Land to the rear of 1 Cluny Mews, and 51-63 Philbeach Gardens, London, SW5: up to 35 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Land Bounded by Warwick Road: up to 930 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Land Bounded by Warwick Road: up to 1,100 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 100 West Cromwell Road: up to 450 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 100/100A West Cromwell Road: up to 462 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Homebase - 195 Warwick Road: up to 375 homes, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 94%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Kensington Underground Station | 230 m |
| Barons Court Underground Station | 600 m | |
| West Brompton Underground Station | 690 m | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest West Kensington Estate | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Chelsea Harbour Pier Sands End | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Mercure & Ibis Earl's Court Car Park - Vans only | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 22 practices within 1.6 km; nearest North End Medical Centre | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 26 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Kensington NHS Dental Practice | 170 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Motor Club Limited | 470 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Nationwide Building Society | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Normand Park 3.1 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 20 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,560 m² | 810 m |
| Allotments | Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments 5.8 ha | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 5.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Cuthbert and St Matthias, a listed building (Grade I), 440 m north-east. 72 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 St Cuthbert and St Matthias | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m north-east |
| 22 and 22A, Avonmore Road W14 | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north |
| Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south |
| Entrance Gates and Screen on Old Brompton Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m east |
| Edwardes Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Brompton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km south-east |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
| Ransome's Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 2.8 km west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.4 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 57 | 57 |
53 of the postcode's 57 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 North End Road.