Is Hammersmith and Fulham a good place to live?
Hammersmith and Fulham scores 56 out of 100 on our Liveability index, 14th of London's 33 boroughs. It does best on transport (84) and shops and services (79), and least well on safety (14). The highest-scoring wards are Parsons Green & Sandford, White City and Brook Green.
Each part compares Hammersmith and Fulham with the rest of London, where 100 is the best. The score uses our default weights; on the map you can set your own.
Is Hammersmith and Fulham safe?
Police recorded about 2,209 crimes a month in Hammersmith and Fulham from June to August 2026, about 137 per square kilometre, above the London borough median of 63. The most common were violence and sexual offences (25%), anti-social behaviour (24%) and shoplifting (13%).
Recorded crime follows footfall: busy town centres and transport hubs record more, which says little about quiet residential streets. Check the exact street with an area report.
Does Hammersmith and Fulham flood?
About 59% of Hammersmith and Fulham's land is in Flood Zone 2 or 3, the Environment Agency's zones for flooding from rivers or the sea, against 13% across London. About 49% sits in Flood Zone 3, the highest risk band. The zones ignore flood defences and do not cover surface water flooding.
Are there good schools in Hammersmith and Fulham?
Hammersmith and Fulham has 36 state primary and 11 state secondary schools, plus 17 independent schools. Of the state schools with a current single Ofsted grade, 100% are good or outstanding and 38% are outstanding, against a London borough median of 24% outstanding. Outstanding schools include Avonmore Primary School, Miles Coverdale Primary School and St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School.
Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, so recently inspected schools have none. Always check admissions and catchment rules with the school or council.
How good is public transport in Hammersmith and Fulham?
Hammersmith and Fulham has 15 Underground, Overground, Elizabeth line, DLR or tram stations on the District, Piccadilly, Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Mildmay (Overground) and more, in fare zone 2. About 49% of the borough has good or better access (TfL PTAL 4 to 6b), against 15% of London.
How much does it cost to live in Hammersmith and Fulham?
The average home in Hammersmith and Fulham cost £730,674 in March 2026 (HM Land Registry), down 9.2% over five years. The average private rent was £2,755 a month (ONS, May 2026 release), a gross yield of about 4.5%. Homes cost 17.4 times average local earnings.
What is the air quality like in Hammersmith and Fulham?
Nitrogen dioxide averaged 24 µg/m³ across Hammersmith and Fulham in 2022 (London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory), against a London median of 20 and a World Health Organization guideline of 10. Fine particles (PM2.5) averaged 10 µg/m³ against a guideline of 5. Air is usually worst beside main roads.
What are the shops, parks and GPs like in Hammersmith and Fulham?
OpenStreetMap lists 44 supermarkets, 27 GP surgeries and 31 pharmacies in Hammersmith and Fulham, and 48 public parks covering about 157 hectares. About 49% of the borough is in a conservation area, where outside changes usually need permission.
How deprived is Hammersmith and Fulham?
The typical neighbourhood in Hammersmith and Fulham is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England and 10 the least. About 20% of the borough is in the most deprived fifth.
Which parts of Hammersmith and Fulham score best?
The highest Liveability scores in Hammersmith and Fulham are in Parsons Green & Sandford, White City and Brook Green, and the lowest in Sands End and College Park & Old Oak. Every ward is below, with its scores for safety, transport, shops, green space and schools out of 100.
| Ward | Liveability | Safety | Transport | Shops | Green | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Green & Sandford | 63 | 12 | 85 | 93 | 71 | 87 |
| White City | 63 | 4 | 95 | 94 | 60 | 79 |
| Brook Green | 59 | 6 | 94 | 91 | 58 | 78 |
| Hammersmith Broadway | 58 | 6 | 98 | 85 | 54 | 80 |
| Palace & Hurlingham | 58 | 26 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 78 |
| Shepherd's Bush Green | 58 | 3 | 98 | 91 | 59 | 74 |
| Munster | 58 | 15 | 74 | 83 | 35 | 89 |
| Fulham Town | 57 | 16 | 80 | 84 | 51 | 85 |
| Ravenscourt | 57 | 16 | 88 | 65 | 69 | 75 |
| Wormholt | 57 | 12 | 78 | 84 | 55 | 76 |
| Walham Green | 57 | 10 | 91 | 85 | 48 | 78 |
| Addison | 56 | 3 | 97 | 95 | 44 | 71 |
| Avonmore | 56 | 8 | 96 | 85 | 40 | 68 |
| Lillie | 56 | 8 | 89 | 79 | 55 | 86 |
| Wendell Park | 56 | 18 | 70 | 77 | 66 | 70 |
| Grove | 55 | 4 | 89 | 91 | 51 | 83 |
| West Kensington | 55 | 7 | 95 | 88 | 29 | 78 |
| Coningham | 54 | 9 | 82 | 90 | 42 | 69 |
| Fulham Reach | 54 | 11 | 80 | 82 | 38 | 78 |
| Sands End | 54 | 14 | 70 | 76 | 65 | 69 |
| College Park & Old Oak | 54 | 33 | 61 | 56 | 84 | 54 |
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Where these numbers come from
- Crime: police.uk street-level crime, June to August 2026, averaged per month.
- Flood zones and conservation areas: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning and local authority conservation areas, via planning.data.gov.uk.
- Schools: Department for Education Get Information About Schools, with Ofsted grades.
- Transport: TfL stations and PTAL 2023. Air quality: London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 2022.
- Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (March 2026) and ONS private rents (May 2026 release) and affordability ratios.
- Shops, GPs and parks: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Deprivation: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG).
- Liveability: our score for each ~500 m square of London, built from the sources above; borough and ward figures are medians of their squares.
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