Housing in SW6 5PY
What the homes in SW6 5PY 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
- 1,462 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (56.5%). Flats make up 86.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW6 5PY area is less than half that, at 22.2%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 47.7% of households against 20.5%. 10.7% own outright and 11.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented47.7%20.5%
- Social rented29.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.9% 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 30.3%. 15.2% 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 5PY sits in (Parsons Green West): about 1,462 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.