Hammersmith and Fulham: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,716,974

Semi-detached

£1,503,460

Terraced

£1,139,759

Flat or maisonette

£568,235

First-time buyers

£629,368

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  153,794 in 1991 → 188,687 in 2024 (+22.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £380,093 in 2005 → £738,048 in 2026 (+94.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £585 in 2008 → £834 in 2025 (+42.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  67.2% in 2004 → 75.8% in 2023 (+12.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.4% in 2001 → 4.8% in 2025 (+41.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £20,693 in 1997 → £52,970 in 2024 (+156.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

39 official indicators are published for Hammersmith and Fulham; 32 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills88.6% (2023) · 2nd highest of 348
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access1,379.5 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 1st highest of 361
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£52,970 (2024) · 5th highest of 361
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing15.2% (2024/25) · 7th lowest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Housing affordability · Housing14.8× earnings (April 2025) · 314th lowest of 316
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.8% (2025) · 313th lowest of 361
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills19.1% (2024/25) · 87th lowest of 132
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 227th lowest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.0 years · England 80.0 · 33rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)66.2 years · England 60.9 · 9th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)67.1 years · England 61.3 · 7th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)309.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 65th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)12.0% · England 10.4 · 105th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)45.6% · England 64.6 · 3rd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.5% · England 68.3 · 24th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)53.6 score · England 46.0 · 11th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.4% · England 5.8 · 10th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.9% · England 19.8 · 30th lowest of 153