Barons Court
Hammersmith and Fulham 014 · 4 sub-areas · 5,514 residents
Barons Court is a mid-density neighbourhood of Hammersmith and Fulham in the London region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Barons Court?
4 parks and 6 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 48 restaurants and 5 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £2,724 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Barons Court in Hammersmith and Fulham
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Barons Court?
- The median monthly rent across Barons Court is £2,724.
- How safe is Barons Court?
- Barons Court has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Barons Court?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Barons Court?
- There are 39 schools within 2 km of Barons Court, of which 46% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 571 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Barons Court?
- The most common council tax band in Barons Court is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,729. Council tax is set by Hammersmith and Fulham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Barons Court to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Barons Court to central London is approximately 12 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Barons Court?
- 100% of premises in Barons Court are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Barons Court?
- Barons Court sits in IMD decile 6 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Barons Court?
- 33% of households in Barons Court are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Barons Court?
- The average property price across Hammersmith and Fulham (the local authority covering Barons Court) is approximately £727,665, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Barons Court a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.78 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £42,811.)
- Which local areas are part of Barons Court?
- Barons Court contains 4 local areas: Hammersmith and Fulham 014D, Hammersmith and Fulham 014A, Hammersmith and Fulham 014C, Hammersmith and Fulham 014B.
Frequently asked about Barons Court
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Barons Court?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Barons Court is £2,724. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Barons Court a safe place to live?
- Barons Court has a safety score of 55/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Barons Court?
- 46% of schools within 2 km of Barons Court are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Barons Court?
- Public-transport commute time from Barons Court to central London is approximately 12 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Barons Court different from the rest of Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Barons Court contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Barons Court rank in Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Barons Court scores 33/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Hammersmith and Fulham, see the Cities table on the Hammersmith and Fulham page.