SW6 2RU

Sands End · Hammersmith and Fulham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW6 2RS 65 m
SW6 2RX 71 m
SW6 2RR 75 m
SW6 2RY 80 m
SW6 2RT 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW6 2RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW6
Postcode sector
SW6 2
Latitude
51.468315
Longitude
-0.187108
British National Grid easting
526,019
British National Grid northing
175,930

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
E00183187
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

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
68b, Townmead Road, London, SW6 2RU 23 January 2026 £470,000
58b, Townmead Road, London, SW6 2RU 25 June 2021 £630,000
78a, Townmead Road, London, SW6 2RU 24 November 2020 £700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
287
Primary
131
Secondary
31
  1. Thomas's Fulham

    Other independent school

    439 m
  2. L'Ecole des Petits School

    Other independent school

    498 m
  3. Langford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    503 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,868
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,889
  • Anti social behaviour 1,515
  • Other theft 1,067
  • Shoplifting 1,064
  • Vehicle crime 826

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

23 female, 21 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.3% 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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

100

within 5 km

  • CHATFIELD HEALTH CARE

    CHATFIELD ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 3UJ

    ODS code H85047

    443 m

  • SANDS END HEALTH CLINIC

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

    ODS code E85128

    612 m

  • CLAPHAM JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85088

    955 m

  • THE LILYVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85685

    1.0 km

  • HAIDER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85075

    1.1 km

  • ST JOHNS HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85659

    1.1 km

  • FALCON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 FALCON ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 2PH

    ODS code H85002

    1.1 km

  • JUNCTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02946

    1.2 km

  • ASHVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85719

    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

  • CASSIDY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85025

    1.5 km

  • TRIANGLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H85082

    1.5 km

  • BRIDGE LANE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85045

    1.5 km

  • WANDSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85001

    1.7 km

  • THE GOOD PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, LONDON, SW10 0LR

    ODS code E87762

    1.7 km

  • BATTERSEA RISE GROUP PRACTICE

    17 BATTERSEA RISE, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 1HG

    ODS code H85049

    1.8 km

  • BOLINGBROKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WAKEHURST ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 6BF

    ODS code H85077

    1.9 km

  • LAVENDER HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    19 POUNTNEY ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON, SW11 5TU

    ODS code H85069

    2.1 km

  • HEATHBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85061

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 100 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • William Morris Way/Sainsbury's

    BCT · Sands End

    0.0 miles
  • William Morris Way/Sainsbury's

    BCT · Sands End

    0.0 miles
  • Sands End / Sainsbury's

    BCT · Sands End

    0.1 miles
  • Sands End / Sainsbury's

    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 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
2
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £470,000 from 1 recorded sale in SW6 2RU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hammersmith and Fulham is £725,562 in June 2026, down 13.3% year on year.

Schools

287 open schools are in scope, including 131 primary and 31 secondary schools. Thomas's Fulham is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,868 published events cover 12 months, averaging 905.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,889 events.

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