Housing in SW6 2PY
What the homes in SW6 2PY 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
- 2,540 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (97.3%). Flats make up 98%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW6 2PY area is well below that, at 38.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 36.5% of households against 20.5%. 14.3% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership9.3%1%
- Private rented36.5%20.5%
- Social rented15.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.5% 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 39.2%. 21.7% 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 2PY sits in (Sands End & Chelsea Harbour): about 2,540 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.