Shepherd's Bush West
Hammersmith and Fulham · London · population 6,806 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Shepherd's Bush · Postcode W12
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,954 of 6,856 in England
- #691 of 1,002 in London
- #21 of 25 in Hammersmith and Fulham
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Associate professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 41% · No religion 33% · Muslim 14%
Born outside the UK: 49%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Shepherd's Bush West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,954 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 25 in Hammersmith and Fulham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (70) but weak on Crime (8). Typical homes here sold for about £569,192 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 72 sales), 19% below the wider Hammersmith and Fulham median of £699,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,324 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 150 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £569,192 | 72 | +7.6% | +4.0% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Terraced | £1,210,000 | 18 | -14.5% | -7.2% |
| Flat | £535,000 | 53 | +16.1% | +5.4% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,314 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,902 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 362 |
| Theft | 222 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 75 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 67 |
| Public order & weapons | 113 |
| Drugs | 85 |
| Robbery | 30 |
| Other | 18 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 340 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Hammersmith and Fulham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Hornfair ParkGreenwich28£438,500
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- Leominster SouthHerefordshire, County of28£236,000
- Barnstaple SouthNorth Devon28£230,000
- Bank Top & Radcliffe EesBury28£204,000
- Immingham & HabroughNorth East Lincolnshire28£152,500