Borough profile 2024

The borough profile brings together a range of demographic and population related data for Hammersmith & Fulham and presents key measures that help to define the characteristics of an area, the population it contains and the key issues it faces.

The main themes covered are:

• population
• health
• deprivation
• crime
• education and qualifications
• housing tenure
• economic activity
• local economy and businesses

Wards

There are 50 ward councillors representing 21 electoral wards.

The wards are split across 3 sub-areas:

• north (6 wards)
• central (8 wards)
• south (7 wards)

The wards in the north sub-area are:

• College Park and Old Oak
• Wormholt
• White City
• Shepherds Bush Green
• Wendell Park
• Coningham

The wards in the central sub-area are:

• Addison
• Grove
• Ravenscourt
• Hammersmith Broadway
• Avonmore
• Fulham Reach
• West Kensington

The wards in the south sub-area:

• Munster
• Lillie
• Walham Green
• Fulham Town
• Parsons Green and Sandford
• Palace and Hurlingham
• Sands End

Borough description

Hammersmith & Fulham is 1 of the 13 inner London boroughs in central west London.

It is the 3rd smallest of the London boroughs in terms of area, covering 1,640 hectares.

The borough has a young, diverse and mobile population and the 6th highest mobility rate in England. It is one of the most polarised local authorities in the country.

Characteristics of the borough

Strengths

• Lower levels of unemployment
• Relatively young population
• Higher household income
• Lower levels of overcrowded housing
• Higher proportion of working-age people
• Higher proportion with good health

Challenges

• Higher proportion of private renters
• Higher house prices
• Pockets of deprivation within affluent areas
• Lower proportion of family households
• Higher levels of under-occupied housing