W6 9LS Hammersmith and Fulham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ravenscourt. Region: London.
Streets
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 E (21% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9J: up to 204 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Kings Mall Car Park_x000D_Glenthorne Road_x000D_London_x000D_W6 0LJ_x000D_: up to 418 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- 14 - 16, STAMFORD BROOK AVENUE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 2 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 44 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 44 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 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 2.0 km |
| Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 250 m |
| Stamford Brook Underground Station | 660 m | |
| Hammersmith (H&C Line) Underground Station | 880 m | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Ravenscourt Park Station | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hammersmith Blacks Road Car park | 730 m |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Medical Centre | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pestle & Mortar | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile For Life Dental Clinic | 160 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Hammersmith Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Ravenscourt Park 12 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Homefield Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kelmscott House, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south-east. 133 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kelmscott House | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| Sussex House Including Boundary Wall to North | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-east |
| 13 and 15, Upper Mall W6 | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m west |
| St Peter's Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 460 m west |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m south-west |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 770 m south-west |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 920 m south-west |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.0 km south-west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 5 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 29 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 28 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 67 |
66 of the postcode's 67 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 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) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.