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Thinking of living at W12 7BE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Coverdale Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 91% met the expected standard |
| Greenside Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| St John XXIII Catholic Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Ark White City Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Hammersmith Academy | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 52 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Phoenix Academy | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Burlington Danes Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kensington Aldridge Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 67.2 · 38.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| London Vocational Ballet School | Independent | 700 m | 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Arden House | Independent | 1.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hammersmith Park | 490 m | 68 |
| Swimming | Phoenix Fitness Centre & Janet Adegoke Swimming Pool | 660 m | 49 |
| Rowing | Sons of the Thames Rowing Club | 1.9 km | 25 |
| Fitness | Surge | 1.5 km | 23 |
| Yoga | Body & Brain | 1.1 km | 21 |
| Football | Queens Park Rangers F.C. | 250 m | 18 |
| Squash | Westway Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Cricket | Blue Bangers | 2.2 km | 12 |
| Multi-sport | Phoenix Fitness Centre and Janet Adegoke Swimming Pool | 690 m | 10 |
| Pilates | Equilibrium | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Bowls | West London Bowling Club | 1.6 km | 10 |
| Rugby union | St Paul's 1st XV Rugby Pitch - Bigside | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Athletics | Linford Christie Outdoor Sports Centre | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Climbing | City Bouldering | 740 m | 6 |
| Skateboard | BaySixty6 | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Basketball | Decathlon | 2.7 km | 5 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 57. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Shepherd's Bush Market Underground station, a few minutes' walk (500 m). The nearest rail station is Shepherds Bush, 1.1 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Bloemfontein Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 207, 72, 260); 208 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 7 km away as the crow flies.
67% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Miles Coverdale Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Hammersmith Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 52 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Sacred Heart High School (1.2 km) and The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (1.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (9 km) and The Tiffin Girls' School (10.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Damas Gate, 150 m away; Ocean Collection (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shepherds Bush Medical Centre (50 m), with Bush Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Dia is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Charing Cross Hospital, 2.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 64 restaurants and cafés and 6 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Lahore Village is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Talli Queen the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 186 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
70 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| The Godolphin and Latymer School | Independent | 1.3 km | 87.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Much of it is protected: 47% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Coningham and Lime Grove, Shepherds Bush).
Homes are mostly flats (86%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 81% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Godolphin Garden, 400 m away; for exercise, Powerleague Shepherds Bush (550 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 4.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 20.3 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 16 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 43% of households rent privately and 33% socially.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 55% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Richmond, the American International University in London, 3.2 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.