W6 7AA Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Grove. Region: London.
Streets
- Beadon Road, Hammersmith: 7 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 1,280 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hammersmith Broadway. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- Hammersmith Fire Station, grade II
- HOP POLES PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE GEORGE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE SWAN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Kings Mall Car Park_x000D_Glenthorne Road_x000D_London_x000D_W6 0LJ_x000D_: up to 418 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9J: up to 204 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 50 Brook Green London W6 7BJ: up to 33 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 95 Goldhawk Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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: 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hammersmith (H&C Line) Underground Station | 20 m |
| Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station | 150 m | |
| Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 760 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 30 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hammersmith (H&C and Circle Lines) | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hammersmith Blacks Road Car park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 30 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hammersmith Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 24 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smile For Life Dental Clinic | 50 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Hammersmith Police Station | 140 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cheltenham & Gloucester | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brook Green 1.8 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,560 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 5.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Convent and School of the Sacred Heart, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m east. 84 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Convent and School of the Sacred Heart | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m east |
| Church of St Paul, Hammersmith | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south |
| Former Odeon Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| The former Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| St Peter's Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
7 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 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 Beadon Road.