Housing in SW6 2ND
What the homes in SW6 2ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sands End & Chelsea Harbour
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,076 (2024)
SW6 2NDLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (58.5%). Flats make up 73.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW6 2ND area is well below that, at 41%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.6% of households against 20.5%. 18.1% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned41%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented31.6%20.5%
- Social rented26.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.1%. 18.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Hammersmith and Fulham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Hammersmith and Fulham, August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW6 2ND sits in (Sands End & Chelsea Harbour): about 2,076 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.