Hammersmith and Fulham: the market in figures
Every year since 2021 has been a fall in Hammersmith and Fulham, and that run explains why the result since 2016 is negative. The 2021 peak was £863,699, after a rise of 8.8%. Falls followed every time: 2.6% for 2022, 1.2% for 2023, 0.2% for 2024, 4.2% for 2025 and 5.1% for 2026, leaving £754,825. That is close to the series low of £753,952 recorded in 2019. Against 2016's £776,653 the change is a fall of 2.8%, or £21,828. The decline is not a one-year event: the series has now fallen in five successive years, from 2022 to 2026.
The area is 4th of 135 for price and 4th of 13 within London, 36.1% over London's £554,430 and 176.5% over the UK's £273,037. London fell 2.2% over the year; here the fall is 5.1%.
Flats average £579,711 and terraced houses £1,172,812. Semi-detached homes come to £1,544,924 and detached ones to £1,763,936, so the detached price is £1,184,225 above a flat, or 204.3%. For a first home, buyers average £643,534, which is 14.7% less than buyers overall.
The neighbours that cost more are Kensington and Chelsea (£1,204,072, higher by 59.5%), City of Westminster (£887,206, by 17.5%) and Camden (£798,486, by 5.8%). Wandsworth (£694,210) is 8% below and Lambeth (£540,198) is 28.4% below. All five neighbours also saw prices fall over the year, with Kensington and Chelsea down 13.8%.
At the average price the Stamp Duty Land Tax bill for a home mover is £27,741, 3.7% of the price, and a first-time buyer pays the same. An additional property would owe £65,483. The HM Land Registry fee is £295. The area logged 1,840 sales since June 2025.
Kensington and Chelsea sits just 2 km away, and the furthest neighbour listed, Lambeth, only 8 km. The highest average among the 135 areas belongs to Kensington and Chelsea, and the lowest to City of Aberdeen.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Hammersmith and Fulham
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Hammersmith and Fulham). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
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| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Woodfords Solicitors LLP | 4.8 | 240 | 76 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Hammersmith and Fulham?
The average price of a home in Hammersmith and Fulham was £754,825 in August 2026, -5.1% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Hammersmith and Fulham?
The average price in Hammersmith and Fulham went from £776,653 in August 2016 to £754,825 in August 2026, a change of -2.8%; -5.1% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Hammersmith and Fulham?
On £754,825, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £27,741 for a home mover, £27,741 for a first-time buyer and £65,483 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Hammersmith and Fulham?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Hammersmith and Fulham expensive?
Hammersmith and Fulham ranks 4th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | London |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,763,936 | £1,164,439 |
| Semi-detached | £1,544,924 | £730,580 |
| Terraced | £1,172,812 | £648,650 |
| Flat or maisonette | £579,711 | £427,310 |
| All types | £754,825 | £554,430 |
| First-time buyers | £643,534 | £473,051 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £776,653 | — |
| 2017 | £809,072 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | £764,581 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | £753,952 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | £794,010 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | £863,699 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | £841,588 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | £831,654 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | £830,053 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | £795,201 | -4.2% |
| 2026 | £754,825 | -5.1% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).