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Housing in SW6 3SF

What the homes in SW6 3SF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fulham Palace & Hurlingham Park
Council
Hammersmith and Fulham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,333 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (69.3%). Flats make up 74.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW6 3SFEngland
Detached1.7%22.9%
Semi-detached15%31.5%
Terraced8.8%23%
Purpose-built flat69.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61% of households in the SW6 3SF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 45.5% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.

SW6 3SF
61%
33%
England
  • Owned61%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented32.6%20.5%
  • Social rented5.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW6 3SFEngland
Owned outright45.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.3%18.2%
Other private rented5.3%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association2.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW6 3SFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.1%). 14.8% of households include dependent children.

SW6 3SFEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.5%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Hammersmith and FulhamEngland
All homes£2,825£1,459
One bedroom£2,000£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,622£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,992£1,489
Four or more£4,181£2,161
Detached£3,748£1,640
Semi-detached£2,968£1,449
Terraced£3,766£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,347£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW6 3SF (Fulham Palace & Hurlingham Park) (about 1,333 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.

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