W4 2PU Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ravenscourt. Region: London.
Streets
- British Grove South, Chiswick: 13 addresses
- British Grove South, Chiswick: 7 addresses
- Great West Road, Hammersmith: 1 address
- British Grove Passage, Chiswick: 1 address
- British Grove Passage, Chiswick: 1 address
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 (24% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, The Mall. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- CEDAR HOUSE, grade II
- ISLAND HOUSE GARDEN WALL AND RAILINGS TO ISLAND HOUSE, grade II
- SWAN HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Manor Gardens - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGE BLOCKS AT, MANOR GARDENS, Devonshire Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9J: up to 204 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- 14 - 16, STAMFORD BROOK AVENUE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- 1A DARTMOUTH HOUSE, DARTMOUTH PLACE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 18 very low.
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 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 44%, gigabit 39% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Barnes Bridge 872,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stamford Brook Underground Station | 580 m |
| Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 810 m | |
| Turnham Green Underground Station | 890 m | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Balfern Grove Turnham Green | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Hammersmith Blacks Road Car park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 36 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Medical Centre | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pestle & Mortar | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Kids Team | 470 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Chiswick Police Station | 940 m |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's Square 7,020 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ravenscourt Park 12 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Strawberry House, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 150 m south-west. 193 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 150 m south-west |
| Strawberry House | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south |
| Walpole House | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m south-west |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 170 m south-west |
| Gates and Screen to Walpole House | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south |
| 7, Hammersmith Terrace W6 | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 250 m south |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 420 m south |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 750 m south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.5 km south |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2.6 km west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 4 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 23 |
23 of the postcode's 23 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 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 | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 British Grove South.