Social housing in Hammersmith and Fulham
29.8% of households in Hammersmith and Fulham are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is well above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Hammersmith and Fulham?
Hammersmith and Fulham ranks 12th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 81,273 households, 24,246 are social homes (29.8%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Hammersmith and Fulham compare with the UK average?
At +12.3 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Hammersmith and Fulham sits well above the national level. It is among the highest shares in the country.
Hammersmith and Fulham at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Hammersmith and Fulham.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Hammersmith and Fulham has 82 schools — 62 state-funded and 20 independent. That includes 36 primary and 11 secondary schools. Of the 28 with a published Ofsted grade, 100% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 128 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Hammersmith and Fulham, offering about 4,969 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Hammersmith and Fulham sits in decile 5 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 13% of its 115 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £9,561 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).