Ahead of the local elections on Thursday 7 May, we have produced short guides to London’s 32 boroughs.
Where is it? The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is in west London and is bordered by Kensington and Chelsea, Brent, Ealing, Hounslow and the River Thames.
What’s it like? There are an abundance of tree-lined residential roads and the borough is home to some of the capital’s best restaurants. It also has thriving riverside communities.
Neighbourhoods: Chelsea Harbour, Fulham, Hammersmith, Parsons Green, Shepherd’s Bush, West Kensington and White City.
Places of interest: Fulham Palace, BBC Television Centre, Ravenscourt Park, Olympia, Hammersmith Apollo, Westfield London, Shepherd’s Bush Market, Wormwood Scrubs, the Ark building.
Pub quiz fact: Hammersmith and Fulham has three professional football clubs within its boundaries: Chelsea FC, Fulham FC, and Queens Park Rangers FC.
Population (2024 estimate, external): About 183,200.
Demographics: According to the 2021 census, external, 63.2% of residents described themselves as white, 12.3% as black, 10.5% as Asian, 6.7% as mixed and 7.3% of residents described themselves as another ethnic group.
Average property price: According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), external, the average house price in Hammersmith and Fulham in December 2025 was £730,000.
Average monthly rent: The ONS reported, external that the average monthly rent in January 2026 was £2,701.
Transport, external: According to TfL , externalthere are 15 Tube stations, three London Overground stations, about 290 bus stops in the borough.