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House prices ease while private rents keep rising in Hammersmith & Fulham
UK HPI puts the average house price at £755,000 in August 2026 (down 5.1% year on year). ONS private rents averaged £2,861 a month in September 2026 (up 4.9%).
Data as of: House prices: August 2026 (provisional UK HPI). Rents: September 2026 (ONS PIPR). Checked 28 Oct 2026.
Official housing cost figures for the Hammersmith & Fulham local authority area show a split story this autumn: purchase prices have eased compared with a year earlier, while private rents have continued to climb.
According to the UK House Price Index (ONS / HM Land Registry), the average house price was £755,000 in August 2026 — provisional, and 5.1% lower than August 2025. The London-region average for the same month was about £554,000. First-time buyer averages locally sat at £644,000.
Separately, the ONS Price Index of Private Rents recorded an average private rent of £2,861 a month in September 2026, 4.9% higher than September 2025.
These are official statistical averages for the local authority geography (GSS code E09000013), not asking prices for a particular street. Figures can be revised. For the live visualisation and methodology, use the ONS local housing prices tool linked below — the same numbers feed our In numbers page.