Housing in SW6 5NW
What the homes in SW6 5NW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Parsons Green West
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,406 (2024)
SW6 5NWLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (88.4%). Flats make up 93.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
12.3% of households in the SW6 5NW area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 4.8% own outright and 7.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned12.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented16.5%20.5%
- Social rented70.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.7%). 26.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW6 5NW (Parsons Green West) (about 1,406 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.