W12 postcode area · Hammersmith and Fulham
The W12 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Tower Hamlets. Area Scores range from 14 to 76 across them. Every full W12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the W12 district: Chiswick North East scores 76 out of 100 (#1,616 of 6,856 nationally) while White City sits at 15 — neighbours on the map, 62 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £375,000 in White City to £1,310,000 in Notting Hill West — a 3.5× gap within the W12 district. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea and Tower Hamlets — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the W12 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiswick North EastHounslow | 1,616 | 76 | £943,000 |
| Notting Hill WestKensington and Chelsea | 2,473 | 64 | £1,310,000 |
| Ravenscourt Park NorthHammersmith and Fulham | 2,898 | 58 | £675,000 |
| BrackenburyHammersmith and Fulham | 2,946 | 57 | £1,205,000 |
| Ravenscourt Park SouthHammersmith and Fulham | 3,035 | 56 | £631,125 |
| Shepherd's Bush SouthHammersmith and Fulham | 4,330 | 37 | £532,000 |
| East ActonEaling | 4,509 | 34 | £465,334 |
| AskewHammersmith and Fulham | 4,529 | 34 | £530,000 |
| Drayton Green & ClevelandEaling | 4,543 | 34 | £730,000 |
| Wormholt RoadHammersmith and Fulham | 4,742 | 31 | £758,500 |
| Shepherd's Bush WestHammersmith and Fulham | 4,954 | 28 | £569,192 |
| Shepherd's Bush NorthHammersmith and Fulham | 5,098 | 26 | £590,000 |
| Bethnal Green North WestTower Hamlets | 5,180 | 24 | £550,000 |
| Old Oak & WormwoodHammersmith and Fulham | 5,640 | 18 | £813,375 |
| White CityHammersmith and Fulham | 5,852 | 15 | £375,000 |
People living in W12 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 42% · No religion 29% · Muslim 17%
Born outside the UK: 46%
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.
Towns & places in W12
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the W12 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around W12.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.