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SW6 2LW

Sands End · Hammersmith and Fulham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW6 2TG 25 m
SW6 2RJ 32 m
SW6 2WB 58 m
SW6 2RG 69 m
SW6 2QY 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW6 2LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW6
Postcode sector
SW6 2
Latitude
51.471450
Longitude
-0.184565
British National Grid easting
526,187
British National Grid northing
176,283

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
E00167267
Lower layer super output area
Hammersmith and Fulham 023D · E01032788
Middle layer super output area
Hammersmith and Fulham 023 · E02000394

Postcode source versions

Explore SW6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
298
Primary
135
Secondary
33

  1. Langford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    328 m

  2. First Bridge School

    Other independent special school

    374 m

  3. L'Ecole des Petits School

    Other independent school

    453 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,954
  • Anti social behaviour 1,535
  • Shoplifting 1,189
  • Other theft 1,079
  • Vehicle crime 873

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

34 female, 15 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SW6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.5%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

104

within 5 km

  • 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

    642 m

  • CLAPHAM JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85088

    960 m

  • KINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    529 KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW10 0UD

    ODS code E87063

    991 m

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    997 m

  • THE LILYVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85685

    1.0 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02946

    1.2 km

  • THE FULHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    446 FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 1BG

    ODS code E85118

    1.2 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.2 km

  • ASHVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85719

    1.3 km

  • CASSIDY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85025

    1.3 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.3 km

  • HAIDER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85075

    1.3 km

  • ST JOHNS HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85659

    1.3 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.9 km

  • TRIANGLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85082

    1.9 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    2.0 km

  • GP AT HAND

    139 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7SX

    ODS code E85124

    2.0 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

    269 OLD BROMPTON ROAD, EARLS COURT, LONDON, SW5 9JA

    ODS code E87750

    2.0 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 104 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Glenrosa Street

    BCT · Sands End

    0.0 miles

  • Glenrosa Street

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles

  • Bagleys Lane

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles

  • Imperial Wharf Station / Imperial Road

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles

  • Imperial Road

    BCT · Sands End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hammersmith and Fulham 023D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,138 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

298 open schools are in scope, including 135 primary and 33 secondary schools. Langford Primary School is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 931.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,954 events.

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