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Housing in W6 8NL

What the homes in W6 8NL 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
1,365 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (60.9%). Flats make up 78.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W6 8NLEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached1.5%31.5%
Terraced19.4%23%
Purpose-built flat60.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house16.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.3% of households in the W6 8NL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 9.8% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.

W6 8NL
25%
22%
52%
England
  • Owned25.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented22.4%20.5%
  • Social rented51.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W6 8NLEngland
Owned outright9.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council39.1%8.3%
From a housing association12.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W6 8NLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.5%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.

W6 8NLEngland
Living alone, under 6625.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.9%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 8NL (Lillie Road & Greyhound Road) (about 1,365 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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