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Council tax bands in Hammersmith and Fulham

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Hammersmith and Fulham has the fifth-smallest share of detached houses (0.3%), the second-largest share of homes built before 1919 (54.9%) and the joint second-smallest share built from 1945 to 1964 (5.4%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the joint fourth-smallest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (6.6%). It also has the tenth-largest share of homes in band H (3.1%) of the 296 councils in England.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA4B7C15D27E19F12G13H3FlatTerracedSemiNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA4B7C15D27E19F12G13H3FlatTerracedSemiNot recorded

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England48%Before19007%1900–19189%1919–19395%1945–19647%1965–19826%1983–19998%2000–20159%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England48%<19007%19009%19195%19457%19656%19838%20009%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (47.5%), from 2016 to 2026 (9.4%) and between the wars (9.2%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band E, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 6.1% of these newer homes and 11.7% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built before 1900, band E for homes built from 2016 to 2026 and band C for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,140 homes (+1.20%). The busiest single year was 2017, with 1,400 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026DEFGHBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Hammersmith and Fulham (76.1%); after them come terraced houses (19.9%), semi-detached houses (1.6%), detached houses and bungalows (0.1%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in flats and maisonettes: 18.6 points above the share there (57.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band G for semi-detached houses, band F for terraced houses, band D for bungalows and band D for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Lambeth, followed by Southwark and Wandsworth.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes76.1%BCDEFTerraced houses19.9%DEFGHSemi-detached houses1.6%EFGHDetached houses0.3%EFGHBungalows0.1%BCDEFG

One-bedroom homes are the most common

One-bedroom homes (36.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (33.7%) and three-bedroom (18.4%). Homes here average 2.08 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band D with one bedroom, band E with two, band F with three, band G with four and band G with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 11.2%. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom36.7%2 bedrooms33.7%3 bedrooms18.4%4 bedrooms8.3%5 bedrooms2.1%6+ bedrooms0.8%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Hammersmith and Fulham gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 60.9%, with band D the largest single band (27.1%). The share in bands A and B, 11.2%, is 31.9 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, E, C, G, F, B, A and H. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Barnet.

Share of homes in each bandA4.3%B6.9%C15.2%D27.1%E18.6%F12.2%G12.7%H3.1%Hammersmith and FulhamLondonEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Hammersmith and Fulham are Windsor and Maidenhead (9.1), Three Rivers (9.7) and Guildford (10.5); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (115.4).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Hammersmith and Fulham comes 5th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Richmond upon Thames and just ahead of Camden. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveHammersmith and Fulham 28%1%53%