Economy and labour market
64%
economic activity rate
41%
in full-time employment
9%
in part-time employment
49%
working mainly from home
9%
retired
64% of residents in the ward were economically active (working or looking for work). This compares to 66% in H&F.
The female economic activity rate was 60% and for males was 68%.
41% of residents aged 16+ were employed full-time (41% in H&F) and 9% part-time (8% in H&F).
49% worked mainly from home in 2021 (52% in H&F and 42% in London).
287 residents (4%) were unemployed and looking for work. This is the same rate as H&F (4%).
29%
in professional occupations
53%
have a degree level qualification
14%
have no formal qualification
1,545
full-time students
The health and social work sector is the largest source of employment with 13%, followed by professional, scientific and technical activities (13%) and wholesale and retail trade (12%).
16% of the employed population were working as managers, directors and senior officials (19% in H&F), while 29% were working in professional occupations (30% in H&F).
7% were working in administrative and secretarial occupations (7% in H&F) and 7% in elementary occupations (6% in H&F).
14% of adults have no formal qualification compared to 12% in H&F and 16% in London.
53% have a level 4 qualification-degree level (58% in H&F and 47% in London).
There are 1,545 schoolchildren and full-time students in the ward. This is 21% of the ward population aged 5+ and is the same as H&F as a whole.
Company |
Employees |
Sector |
|---|---|---|
L'Oreal Ltd |
2,820 |
Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics |
Hammersmith & Fulham Council |
2,089 |
General public service activities |
Walt Disney Co Ltd |
1,551 |
TV, film and video production services |
GE Medical Systems Ltd |
575 |
Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods |
Achilles Therapeutics Ltd |
262 |
Research and development on biotech |
TCS Productions UK Ltd |
234 |
Motion picture, video and TV |
Notting Hill Housing Trust |
217 |
Renting and operating of real estate |
Richmond Street Productions |
206 |
Motion picture, video and TV |
Primark Stores Ltd |
202 |
Retail sale of clothing |
Kambi Services Ltd |
191 |
Cleaning activities |
Household income
The average gross household income (including investment income and social security benefits) in the ward is £55,139 per annum (£61.1k in H&F and £55.4k in London).
30% of households depend on less than £30,000 per annum compared to 24% in H&F, while 22% have an income of over £80k (28% in H&F).
The following graphic shows the average household income levels across the borough.
Cost of living
445
Housing Benefit claims
880
Universal Credit claims
260
pupils on free school meals
11%
fuel poor households
The total number of Housing Benefit (HB) claimants in the ward stands at 445 (12% of households) compared to 12% in H&F.
Most HB claimants (97%) live in the social rented sector (89% in H&F), while the remaining 3% rent their property privately.
In December 2023, there were 880 Universal Credit (UC) claimants in the ward. This is 13% of the 16+ population and is the same as H&F as a whole.
64% of all UC claimants were not in employment (65% in H&F).
182 residents were in receipt of Pension Credit benefit. This is 16% of all aged 60+ compared to 17% in H&F.
The number of pupils attending schools and living in H&F receiving free school meals stands at 260. This ranks the 7th highest among all wards.
The ONS has estimated that 11% of households in the ward are fuel poor (11% in H&F and 12% in London).
Owners and private renters are less likely to be fuel poor than those in social rented housing.