W14 9SU Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Kensington. Region: London.
Streets
- St Andrew's Road, Kensington: 19 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 (27% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Queen's Club Gardens. 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
- ST ANDREWS FULHAM FIELDS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Fulham North Area Housing Office Clem Attlee Court Lillie Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 103-105 Lillie Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Hartopp & Lannoy Site, Pellant Road, London, SW6 7NG (570 m)
- Southern Belle 175 - 177 Fulham Palace Road London: up to 7 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Land to the rear of 1 Cluny Mews, and 51-63 Philbeach Gardens, London, SW5: up to 35 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Land Bounded by Warwick Road: up to 930 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Land Bounded by Warwick Road: up to 1,100 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 100 West Cromwell Road: up to 450 homes, permissioned (860 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 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 | West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Kensington Underground Station | 460 m |
| Barons Court Underground Station | 480 m | |
| West Brompton Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Fulham Pools West Kensington | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest 4 Coomer Place Parking | 620 m |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest North End Medical Centre | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest North End Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Kensington NHS Dental Practice | 430 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Motor Club Limited | 600 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Normand Park 3.1 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,940 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,560 m² | 490 m |
| Allotments | Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments 5.8 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m south-east. 44 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south-east |
| Church of St Cuthbert and St Matthias | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m north-east |
| 22 and 22A, Avonmore Road W14 | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| Brompton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km east |
| Edwardes Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km north-east |
| Fulham Palace moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 2.5 km west |
| Battersea Reach | Tidal water | 2.5 km south-east |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 19 |
19 of the postcode's 19 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 | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 St Andrew's Road.