# W12 8LJ: area report for a postcode in Hammersmith and Fulham

W12 8LJ is a postcode in Hammersmith and Fulham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hammersmith and Fulham. Open the map at W12 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) › [W12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w12) › [W12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **465 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Hammersmith and Fulham 005C: 436 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **Shepherd's Bush Market, 90 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **No property in W12 8LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Hammersmith and Fulham 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **£738,048 average price**: For the whole of Hammersmith and Fulham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **10 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W12 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at W12 8LJ**: Road 76 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ
- **19.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [London Vocational Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/london-vocational-ballet-school-e135729) | Independent | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Stephen's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-primary-school-e100353) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Miles Coverdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/miles-coverdale-primary-school-e100326) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Q+ Queensmill College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/q-queensmill-college-e147463) | Special | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Vanessa Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vanessa-nursery-school-e100316) | Nursery | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |
| [Flora Gardens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flora-gardens-primary-school-e100328) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Addison Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/addison-primary-school-e100321) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jack Tizard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jack-tizard-school-e100381) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £480,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £437,100 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2025 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £680,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2023 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| September 2024 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shepherd's Bush Market (90 m, 1 minute on foot); Goldhawk Road (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); Shepherd's Bush (Central) (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Wood Lane (520 m, 7 minutes on foot); Shepherd's Bush (540 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE BUSH DOCTORS (470 m); RICHFORD GATE MEDICAL CENTRE (510 m); SHEPHERDS BUSH MEDICAL CENTRE (560 m); THE NEW SURGERY (710 m); WEST KENSINGTON GP SURGERY (840 m)
- Pharmacies: GREENLIGHT PHARMACY (170 m); GOLDHAWK PHARMACY (260 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (310 m); LIME GROVE PHARMACY (330 m); BOOTS (420 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); ENVY SMILE DENTAL (260 m); THE BUSH DENTAL CLINIC (320 m); DS DENTAL STUDIO (350 m); W12 DENTAL (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Shepherds Bush Local (100 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Shepherds Bush Express (190 m, Tesco); Tesco Goldhawk Rd Express (300 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Hammersmith Goldhawk Road Station Local (310 m, Sainsburys); M&S Shepherds Bush BP (310 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £738,048** (July 2026). Hammersmith and Fulham’s average house price was £738,048 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 9.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £47,192** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hammersmith and Fulham earned a median of £47,192 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 28th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 15.6×** (2025). A home in Hammersmith and Fulham costs 15.6 times local full-time pay. 3rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 21.2** (2025). Hammersmith and Fulham has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 120th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hammersmith and Fulham 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Hammersmith and Fulham 005C has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,351st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £656,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hammersmith and Fulham 005C was £656,500 in 2025. Joint 1,976th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,566** (2021). Hammersmith and Fulham 005C had 1,566 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,917th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.3%** (January 2026). In Hammersmith and Fulham 005C, 78.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## W12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £674,725** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W12 was £674,725 in 2025. 93rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,050** (2021). W12 had 50,050 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 208th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in W12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In W12, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham)
- Centre: 51.5050, -0.2254

Council: [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hammersmith and Chiswick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hammersmith-and-chiswick): Andy Slaughter (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2254,51.5050,W128LJ

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