SW6 6LX

Palace & Hurlingham · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SW6 6JS 18 m
SW6 6JP 38 m
SW6 6NF 53 m
SW6 6NG 82 m
SW6 6JY 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SW6 6LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SW
Postcode district
SW6
Postcode sector
SW6 6
Latitude
51.480240
Longitude
-0.220033
British National Grid easting
523,700
British National Grid northing
177,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hammersmith and Fulham · E09000013
Parish or community
E43000203
Westminster constituency
Chelsea and Fulham · E14001160
Output area
E00009590
Lower layer super output area
Hammersmith and Fulham 018D · E01001918
Middle layer super output area
Hammersmith and Fulham 018 · E02000389

Postcode source versions

Explore SW6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
280
Primary
127
Secondary
28
  1. Queen's Manor School

    Academy converter

    127 m
  2. Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College

    Academy converter

    428 m
  3. Fulham Cross Academy

    Academy converter

    433 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,270
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,520
  • Anti social behaviour 1,188
  • Other theft 932
  • Shoplifting 927
  • Vehicle crime 694

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SW6 6 residents
10,906

Age bands in SW6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,728 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

1,413 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.4%

3,949 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

2,462 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

1,296 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

114

within 5 km straight-line

  • FULHAM CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    322 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7PP

    ODS code E85649

    503 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE, DR JEFFERIES & PARTN

    292 MUNSTER ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 6BQ

    ODS code E85029

    527 m

  • PALACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85038

    529 m

  • GP AT HAND

    139 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7SX

    ODS code E85124

    1.3 km

  • HAMMERSMITH SURGERY

    1 HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE ROAD, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, W6 9DU

    ODS code E85033

    1.3 km

  • ASHVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85719

    1.4 km

  • NORTH END MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 NORTH END ROAD, WEST KENSINGTON, LONDON, W14 9PR

    ODS code E85003

    1.4 km

  • CASSIDY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85025

    1.5 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    1.6 km

  • THE LILYVILLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85685

    1.6 km

  • BROOK GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BUTE GARDENS, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, W6 7EG

    ODS code E85020

    1.7 km

  • GLEBE ROAD SURGERY

    1 GLEBE ROAD, BARNES, LONDON, SW13 0DR

    ODS code Y01206

    1.7 km

  • THE FULHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    446 FULHAM ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 1BG

    ODS code E85118

    1.9 km

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    2.1 km

  • PUTNEYMEAD GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE

    266 UPPER RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, SW15 6TQ

    ODS code H85012

    2.1 km

  • ESSEX HOUSE SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, BARNES, LONDON, SW13 0LW

    ODS code H84023

    2.1 km

  • SANDS END HEALTH CLINIC

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

    ODS code E85128

    2.1 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    2.2 km

  • STERNDALE SURGERY

    MILSON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1-13 MILSON ROAD, LONDON, W14 0LJ

    ODS code E85125

    2.2 km

  • WEST KENSINGTON GP SURGERY

    MILSON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1-13 MILSON ROAD, LONDON, W14 0LJ

    ODS code E85074

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 114 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Queensmill Road

    BCT · Fulham

    0.0 miles
  • Queensmill Road

    BCT · Fulham

    0.1 miles
  • Fulham Cemetery

    BCT · Fulham

    0.1 miles
  • Fulham Cemetery

    BCT · Fulham

    0.1 miles
  • Lillie Road

    BCT · Fulham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hammersmith and Fulham 018D, 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

18,403 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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

280 open schools are in scope, including 127 primary and 28 secondary schools. Queen's Manor School is the nearest published school at 127 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,270 published events cover 12 months, averaging 772.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,520 events.

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