SW6 2LU

Sands End · Hammersmith and Fulham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham
Postcode district
SW6
Postcode sector
SW6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW6 2LR 11 m
SW6 2TX 29 m
SW6 2PD 52 m
SW6 2PE 55 m
SW6 2NU 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW6 2LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 January 2010
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW6
Postcode sector
SW6 2
Latitude
51.468648
Longitude
-0.189989
British National Grid easting
525,818
British National Grid northing
175,962

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hammersmith and Fulham · E09000013
Electoral ward
Sands End · E05013747
Parish or community
E43000203
Westminster constituency
Chelsea and Fulham · E14001160
Output area
E00009691
Lower layer super output area
Hammersmith and Fulham 025C · E01001937
Middle layer super output area
Hammersmith and Fulham 025 · E02000396

Postcode source versions

Explore SW6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
285
Primary
129
Secondary
32
  1. Thomas's Fulham

    Other independent school

    281 m
  2. L'Ecole des Petits School

    Other independent school

    387 m
  3. Langford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    458 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,117
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,753
  • Anti social behaviour 1,508
  • Other theft 1,013
  • Vehicle crime 824
  • Shoplifting 779

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW6 2 residents
13,849

Age bands in SW6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

2,206 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.1%

1,861 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.7%

5,779 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.5%

3,048 residents

Age 65 and over
9.2%

1,303 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

94

within 5 km straight-line

  • SANDS END HEALTH CLINIC

    BRIDGE HOUSE CENTRE FOR HEALTH, 1 BROUGHTON APPROACH ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 2FE

    ODS code E85128

    508 m

  • CHATFIELD HEALTH CARE

    CHATFIELD ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3UJ

    ODS code H85047

    631 m

  • THE LILYVILLE SURGERY

    PARSONS GREEN HEALTH CENT, 5-7 PARSONS GREEN, LONDON, SW6 4UL

    ODS code E85685

    853 m

  • ASHVILLE SURGERY

    SWAN HOUSE, PARSONS GREEN LANE, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 4HS

    ODS code E85719

    1.1 km

  • CLAPHAM JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7 FARRANT HOUSE, WINSTANLEY ROAD, LONDON, SW11 2EJ

    ODS code H85088

    1.2 km

  • HAIDER PRACTICE

    162 ST JOHN'S HILL, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW11 1SW

    ODS code H85075

    1.2 km

  • ST JOHNS HILL SURGERY

    ENTRANCE B, 162 ST JOHN'S HILL, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW11 1SW

    ODS code H85659

    1.2 km

  • CASSIDY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    651A FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 5PX

    ODS code E85025

    1.3 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    1.3 km

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    1.4 km

  • THE FULHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    446 FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 1BG

    ODS code E85118

    1.4 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

    ARCH 5-7 CLAPHAM J STN, GRANT ROAD, CLAPHAM JUNCTION, LONDON, SW11 2NU

    ODS code Y02946

    1.4 km

  • TRIANGLE SURGERY

    TRIANGLE HOUSE, 2 BROOMHILL ROAD, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4HX

    ODS code H85082

    1.4 km

  • WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    90-92 GARRATT LANE, WANDSWORTH, LONDON, SW18 4DD

    ODS code H85001

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

    BRIDGE LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 20 BRIDGE LANE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3AD

    ODS code H85045

    1.7 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.8 km

  • PALACE SURGERY

    510 FULHAM PALACE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 6JD

    ODS code E85038

    2.0 km

  • HEATHBRIDGE PRACTICE

    HEATHBRIDGE MED PRACTICE, 125 UPPER RICHMOND ROAD, PUTNEY, LONDON, SW15 2TL

    ODS code H85061

    2.0 km

  • GP AT HAND

    139 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7SX

    ODS code E85124

    2.0 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 94 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Townmead Road

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles
  • Oakbury Road

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles
  • Townmead Road

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles
  • Wandsworth Bridge /Townmead Rd

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles
  • Wandsworth Bridge

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hammersmith and Fulham 025C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,817 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

285 open schools are in scope, including 129 primary and 32 secondary schools. Thomas's Fulham is the nearest published school at 281 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

10,117 published events cover 12 months, averaging 843.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,753 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.