W6 9BF Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced March 2014. Ward: Hammersmith Broadway. Region: London.
Streets
- Regatta Lane, Hammersmith: 93 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 F (33% of about 1,580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Fulham Reach. 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
- Southern Belle 175 - 177 Fulham Palace Road London: up to 7 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9J: up to 204 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Kings Mall Car Park_x000D_Glenthorne Road_x000D_London_x000D_W6 0LJ_x000D_: up to 418 homes, permissioned (770 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 91 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 89 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 89 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 100% 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 | 1.6 km |
| Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| West Brompton 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station | 560 m |
| Hammersmith (H&C Line) Underground Station | 670 m | |
| Barons Court Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Hammersmith Bridge /North Side | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 5.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Green Parking St. Augustine Hammersmith Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hammersmith Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hammersmith Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alma Smiles | 260 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 450 m |
| Police station | Hammersmith Police Station | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Furnivall Gardens 1.6 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,560 m² | 690 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hammersmith Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m north-west. 71 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-west |
| Hammersmith Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m west |
| Former Odeon Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Church of St Paul, Hammersmith | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north |
| St Peter's Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km west |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.4 km west |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.1 km south-west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km 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 and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 71% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 9 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 Regatta Lane.