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Housing in W6 8AF

What the homes in W6 8AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hammersmith Broadway
Council
Hammersmith and Fulham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,689 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.8%). Flats make up 71%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W6 8AFEngland
Detached1.7%22.9%
Semi-detached4.9%31.5%
Terraced22.4%23%
Purpose-built flat51.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house16.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

18.8% of households in the W6 8AF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 9.9% own outright and 8.9% with a mortgage.

W6 8AF
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32%
48%
England
  • Owned18.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented32.2%20.5%
  • Social rented48.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W6 8AFEngland
Owned outright9.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan8.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.9%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council7.5%8.3%
From a housing association41%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 38.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W6 8AFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.7%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

W6 8AFEngland
Living alone, under 6630.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children10.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.5%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 W6 8AF (Hammersmith Broadway) (about 1,689 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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