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Sands End & Chelsea Harbour: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Sands End & Chelsea Harbour neighbourhood of Hammersmith and Fulham, England (ONS area Hammersmith and Fulham 023). Headline figures assembled 12 October 2026. Postcodes SW10, SW6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SW6 2QP.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Hammersmith and Fulham

Sands End & Chelsea Harbour is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Hammersmith and Fulham (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £1,262,500 and flats for £725,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Hammersmith and Fulham (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's, and the nearest station, Imperial Wharf, is about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 12 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£1,262,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£725,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.07; 4 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 5 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£74,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Sands End & Chelsea Harbour sits in Hammersmith and Fulham

  • Typical house price: joint 6th lowest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Hammersmith and Fulham with enough house sales for one
  • Typical flat price: 2nd highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Hammersmith and Fulham
  • Average household income: 12th highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Hammersmith and Fulham

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 12 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Sands End & Chelsea Harbour

House prices: Sands End & Chelsea Harbour against Hammersmith and Fulham: This neighbourhood £163k (1995) to £1.4m (2025); Hammersmith and Fulham £170k (1995) to £1.3m (2026).£333k£1.3m2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£1.4mHammersmith and Fulham£1.3m
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Hammersmith and Fulham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Sands End & Chelsea Harbour against Hammersmith and Fulham: This neighbourhood £95k (1995) to £673k (2026); Hammersmith and Fulham £86k (1995) to £570k (2026).£174k£686k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£673kHammersmith and Fulham£570k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Hammersmith and Fulham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 12 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Hammersmith and Fulham, 3 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Degree-educated residents
  • Plug-in car growth
  • Schools improving
  • New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Homes improving their energy rating
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

  • Imperial Wharf Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (300 m in a straight line). About 13 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground and Southern to Clapham Junction (about 7 min); London Overground to Stratford (London) (about 62 min).
  • Fulham Broadway Underground station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Langford Primary School 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Chelsea Academy 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Sands End & Chelsea Harbour

What is the typical house price in Sands End & Chelsea Harbour?

£1,262,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% against 2017-2019.

How does Sands End & Chelsea Harbour compare with the rest of Hammersmith and Fulham?

Typical house price: joint 6th lowest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Hammersmith and Fulham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Hammersmith and Fulham. Average household income: 12th highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Is Sands End & Chelsea Harbour an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Sands End & Chelsea Harbour gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 4 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Sands End & Chelsea Harbour?

Imperial Wharf. Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (300 m in a straight line). About 13 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground and Southern to Clapham Junction (about 7 min); London Overground to Stratford (London) (about 62 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Sands End & Chelsea Harbour?

Nearest state primary school. Langford Primary School. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Chelsea Academy. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.