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Housing in SW6 7QB

What the homes in SW6 7QB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lillie Road & Greyhound Road
Council
Hammersmith and Fulham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,619 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.9%). Flats make up 63.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW6 7QBEngland
Detached1.3%22.9%
Semi-detached4%31.5%
Terraced31.6%23%
Purpose-built flat49.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.2% of households in the SW6 7QB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 15.6% with a mortgage.

SW6 7QB
31%
30%
38%
England
  • Owned31.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented30%20.5%
  • Social rented37.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW6 7QBEngland
Owned outright15.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council27.7%8.3%
From a housing association9.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW6 7QBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (21.4%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

SW6 7QBEngland
Living alone, under 6618.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.4%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 7QB (Lillie Road & Greyhound Road) (about 1,619 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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