W6 8BS

Avonmore · 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
Postcode district
W6
Postcode sector
W6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W6 7JP 58 m
W14 9DH 98 m
W6 8DB 98 m
W6 7JB 115 m
W6 7JD 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W6 8BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W6
Postcode sector
W6 8
Latitude
51.493024
Longitude
-0.217446
British National Grid easting
523,845
British National Grid northing
178,626

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hammersmith and Fulham · E09000013
Electoral ward
Avonmore · E05013734
Parish or community
E43000203
Westminster constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick · E14001264
Output area
E00167297
Lower layer super output area
Hammersmith and Fulham 012B · E01001867
Middle layer super output area
Hammersmith and Fulham 012 · E02000383

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Griffin House, 161, Hammersmith Road, London, W6 8BS 19 August 2015 £73,956,677

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
310
Primary
136
Secondary
31
  1. St Paul's Girls' School

    Other independent school

    254 m
  2. Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    258 m
  3. Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College

    Further education

    272 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,997
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,033
  • Anti social behaviour 1,717
  • Other theft 1,359
  • Shoplifting 1,351
  • Public order 1,032

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
W6 8 residents
8,233

Age bands in W6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

972 residents

Age 15 to 24
18%

1,476 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.2%

3,128 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.2%

1,738 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

884 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

125

within 5 km

  • BROOK GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BUTE GARDENS, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, W6 7EG

    ODS code E85020

    339 m

  • HAMMERSMITH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85033

    705 m

  • STERNDALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85125

    758 m

  • WEST KENSINGTON GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85074

    758 m

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    770 m

  • RICHFORD GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RICHFORD GATE, RICHFORD STREET, LONDON, W6 7HY

    ODS code E85016

    1.0 km

  • NORTH END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85003

    1.1 km

  • FULHAM CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    322 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7PP

    ODS code E85649

    1.2 km

  • THE BUSH DOCTORS

    16-17 WEST 12 SHOPPING CENTRE, SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN, LONDON, W12 8PP

    ODS code E85055

    1.2 km

  • GP AT HAND

    139 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7SX

    ODS code E85124

    1.3 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE, DR JEFFERIES & PARTN

    292 MUNSTER ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 6BQ

    ODS code E85029

    1.4 km

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    88-92 EARLS COURT ROAD, KENSINGTON, LONDON, W8 6EG

    ODS code E87701

    1.5 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    1.5 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.7 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.7 km

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    1.7 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    INVER COURT, INVERMEAD CLOSE, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, W6 0QG

    ODS code E85636

    1.8 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.8 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

    LOWER GROUND FLOOR, 12 PHILLIMORE WALK, LONDON, W8 7RX

    ODS code E87016

    1.9 km

  • SHEPHERDS BUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

    336 UXBRIDGE ROAD, SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON, W12 7LS

    ODS code E85077

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 125 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Latymer Court

    BCT · Hammersmith

    0.0 miles
  • Hammersmith Road

    BCT · Hammersmith

    0.1 miles
  • Latymer Court

    BCT · Hammersmith

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Green

    BCT · Brook Green

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Green

    BCT · Brook Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hammersmith and Fulham 012B, 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

19,350 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

310 open schools are in scope, including 136 primary and 31 secondary schools. St Paul's Girls' School is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

13,997 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,166.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,033 events.

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