Legal partnership status
2 in 5 residents (43%) aged 16+ are living as a couple (43% in H&F and 50% in London).
The ward has a similar proportion (43%) of residents who are single-never married as H&F (44%). Slightly more residents are married (30%) compared to the borough average of 29%.
Housing
3,373
total dwellings
69%
are flats or maisonettes
28%
are 1-bed properties
32%
are 2-bed properties
£949k
Average price of dwellings
In 2021 there were 3,373 dwellings in the ward and less than 1% of dwellings were shared between 2 or more households.
The housing stock is characterised by a large proportion of flats and maisonettes (69%) and is ranked the 12th highest in H&F.
28% of all properties have 1 bedroom (ranked 9th highest) and 32% have 2 bedrooms (ranked 8th lowest).
The average price of dwellings in the ward is £949,352 compared with £726k in the borough and £584k in London.
Household tenure
The private rented sector (including rent free) is the largest tenure and accounts for 44% of all households (42% in 2011) compared to 36% in the borough as a whole.
40% of households are owner-occupied (41% in 2011) compared to 34% in H&F.
16% rent their home from a social housing provider (15% in 2011) compared to 30% in H&F. 9% rent from the council (ranked 5th lowest) and 7% from housing associations (ranked 2nd lowest).
Occupany levels
The proportion of households identified as living in overcrowded homes (have 1 fewer bedroom than required) is 5% (166 households) which is above the borough average of 9% (11% in London).
27% of households are under-occupied by 1 bedroom and a further 23% by 2 or more bedrooms (50% in total). This compares to 43% in H&F and 49% in London. Under occupancy means there are more bedrooms than required.
Occupancy is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms based on the bedroom standard. Occupancy rating for bedrooms variable: Census 2021 - ONS.GOV.UK
In Fulham Town ward:
- 165 households have 1 fewer bedroom than required
- 1,518 households have the right number of bedrooms required
- 907 households have 1 bedroom more than required
- 783 households have 2 bedrooms more than required