Housing in SW6 5RT
What the homes in SW6 5RT 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
- 1,868 (2024)
SW6 5RTLondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (37.8%). Flats make up 71.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW6 5RT area is well below that, at 40.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 39.4% of households against 20.5%. 18.9% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.8%1%
- Private rented39.4%20.5%
- Social rented16.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 36.7% 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 30.2%. 20.8% 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 5RT sits in (Parsons Green West): about 1,868 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.