W6 0LY Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Hammersmith Broadway. Region: London.
Streets
- Felgate Mews, Hammersmith: 18 addresses
- King Street, Hammersmith: 5 addresses
- Galena Road, Hammersmith: 1 address
- King Street, Hammersmith: 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 D (34% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hammersmith Town Hall. 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
- SALUTATION INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9J: up to 204 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Kings Mall Car Park_x000D_Glenthorne Road_x000D_London_x000D_W6 0LJ_x000D_: up to 418 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 14 - 16, STAMFORD BROOK AVENUE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (920 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 10 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 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 10 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 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.7 km |
| Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 190 m |
| Hammersmith (H&C Line) Underground Station | 610 m | |
| Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station | 710 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Hammersmith & Fulham Civic Campus | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hammersmith Blacks Road Car park | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hammersmith Surgery | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile For Life Dental Clinic | 140 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Hammersmith Police Station | 690 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Furnivall Gardens 1.6 ha | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ravenscourt Park 12 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sussex House Including Boundary Wall to North, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m south. 123 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sussex House Including Boundary Wall to North | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south |
| 13 and 15, Upper Mall W6 | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| Kelmscott House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| The former Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-east |
| St Peter's Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m west |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.0 km south-west |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.2 km south-west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 3.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 1 |
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 4 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 9 |
23 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 16 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Felgate Mews.