Issues and SWOT

strength

Keep the housing-safety checks effective

The council reviews six core safety areas across its housing.

Proposed response: Keep attention on overdue work and residents’ reports between formal reviews.

Evidence

strength

Bring support closer to people in poor health

4.1% of people reported bad or very bad health in Hammersmith and Fulham council area (21 March 2021). Across England, the figure was 5.2%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.6% in Fulham Town to 6.1% in Shepherd's Bush Green — a gap of 3.5 percentage points.

This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.

strength

Connect local skills to local opportunities

57.6% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in Hammersmith and Fulham council area. Across England, the figure was 33.9%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 6.8% in Fulham Town to 17.9% in College Park & Old Oak — a gap of 11.1 percentage points.

Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.

weakness

Protect learning during the Avonmore rebuild

The council describes existing school buildings as no longer fit for purpose.

Proposed response: Set out how teaching and access will continue through any approved works.

Evidence

weakness

Make room for homes people can afford

Average private rent is £2,825 a month (August 2026) in Hammersmith and Fulham council area. This is £1,366 higher than the England average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 25.5% in College Park & Old Oak to 45.1% in Avonmore — a gap of 19.6 percentage points.

Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.

opportunity

Deliver the affordable homes alongside the school

The Avonmore scheme includes 45 affordable homes within 91 proposed homes.

Proposed response: Track the agreed housing mix and school as linked commitments.

Evidence

opportunity

Plan homes and care around an older population

10.4% of people in Hammersmith and Fulham council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.2% in White City to 14.2% in Palace & Hurlingham — a gap of 6 percentage points.

Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.

opportunity

Target safety work where problems repeat

Mapped police records are available for neighbourhoods in Hammersmith and Fulham council area.

Published locations are approximate and some crimes are not mapped. Counts show recorded incidents, not the chance of an individual becoming a victim.

opportunity

Turn published plans into visible progress

3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.

A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.

opportunity

Target support where disadvantages overlap

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.7% in Parsons Green & Sandford to 27.1% in Shepherd's Bush Green — a gap of 16.4 percentage points.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

threat

Make the Civic Campus contract change transparent

A June decision approved contract termination and a strategy to procure completion works.

Proposed response: Explain remaining work and its effect on services and cost.

Evidence