W6 0BE Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Grove. Region: London.
Streets
- Brackenbury Road, Hammersmith: 89 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 (34% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bradmore. 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
- 95 Goldhawk Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Five Star Car Wash & MOT Garages, 10b Shepherd's Bush Road: up to 28 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Kings Mall Car Park_x000D_Glenthorne Road_x000D_London_x000D_W6 0LJ_x000D_: up to 418 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 14 - 16, STAMFORD BROOK AVENUE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9J: up to 204 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 15 at medium risk and 16 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 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 | Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Goldhawk Road Underground Station | 410 m |
| Shepherd's Bush Market Underground Station | 680 m | |
| Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 760 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest St Stephen's Avenue Goldhawk Road | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | St Luke's Church Car Park | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Richford Gate Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmacy On Wheels | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 31 practices within 1.6 km; nearest W12 Dental | 250 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Hammersmith Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ravenscourt Park 12 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,840 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,750 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Innocents, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m south-west. 61 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Innocents | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-west |
| Greenside School | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-west |
| The former Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| Royal Masonic Hospital, With Associated Boundary Walls, Gates, Railings and Planters | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m south-west |
| St Peter's Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-west |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Pottery kiln in Walmer Road | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.7 km south-west |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.0 km south-west |
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 27 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 89 |
53 of the postcode's 89 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Brackenbury Road.