Buying a home in SW6, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.34mmost £1.14m–£1.67m
Houses per m²£11,218flats £9,480
Sold last year3393,089 in five years
Prices in Hammersmith and Fulham-9.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW6 sold for £1,341,423 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,136,055 and £1,665,439, for about 120 m² of space. That is 60% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

339 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £411k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW6 2 (£10,239) and the most in SW6 4 (£12,392).

Across Hammersmith and Fulham, prices are down 9.1% on a year ago and down 10.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,992 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £6,117 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £268,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SW6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£750,853£571k–£1.2m54 m²16
2£834,778£675k–£1.14m75 m²111
3£1,341,423£1.14m–£1.67m120 m²529
4£1,642,418£1.36m–£2.07m149 m²377
5+£2,427,358£1.84m–£3.15m204 m²410

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£751k£835k£1.34m£1.64m£2.43m
Detached————£3m
Semi-detached——£1.35m£1.93m£3.16m
Terraced£751k£837k£1.34m£1.64m£2.32m
Flats£411k£605k£732k£929k£1.26m

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SW6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SW6 1£10,353£11,416
SW6 2£10,239£9,886
SW6 3£12,125£9,097
SW6 4£12,392£9,572
SW6 5£11,286£8,964
SW6 6£10,701£8,905
SW6 7£10,680£8,969

Schools near SW6

Best state primary within 2 kmHoly Cross RC School92% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%26 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Fulham Boys School82.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%40 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in W14 is about 134 m² for £1.37m.

Questions about SW6

Is SW6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 60% more than across London; prices in Hammersmith and Fulham are down 9.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (92% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.3% against 43.8%); 339 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SW6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW6 sold for £1,341,423 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,136,055 and £1,665,439.

Is SW6 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW6 costs 60% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW6 each year?

339 homes sold in the last year and 3,089 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SW6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Holy Cross RC School, where 92% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SW6?

For a 3-bedroom house, W6 (£1.2m, 3 km), SW11 (£1.16m, 3 km), SW18 (£1.1m, 3 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.