London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Official logo of London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham shown within Greater London
Hammersmith and Fulham shown within Greater London
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Created1 April 1965
Admin HQKing Street, Hammersmith
Government
 • TypeLondon borough council
 • BodyHammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
 • London AssemblyJames Small-Edwards (Lab) AM for West Central
 • MPsBen Coleman (Lab)
Rupa Huq (Lab)
Andy Slaughter (Lab)
Area
 • Total6.33 sq mi (16.40 km2)
 • Rank292nd (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total185,238
 • Rank109th (of 296)
 • Density29,000/sq mi (11,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes
NW, W, SW
ISO 3166 codeGB-HMF
ONS code00AN
GSS codeE09000013
PoliceMetropolitan Police
Websitelbhf.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (pronunciation) is a London borough in West London and which also forms part of Inner London. The borough was formed in 1965 as the London Borough of Hammersmith from the merger of the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Fulham and Hammersmith. The name was changed to Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979. The borough borders Brent to the north, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the east, Wandsworth to the south, Richmond upon Thames to the south west, and Hounslow and Ealing to the west.

Traversed by the east–west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough.[1] The local council is Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council. The borough is amongst the four most expensive boroughs for residential properties in the United Kingdom, along with Kensington and Chelsea, the City of Westminster and Camden.[2]

The borough is unique in London in having three professional football clubs: Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.

  1. ^ "Hammersmith and Fulham". London City Hall. 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ UK House Price Index England (2018). National Statistics HM Land Registry