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Avonmore
Hammersmith and Fulham, London
PocketsWest Kensington (Marcus Garvey Park · North End Road · east · west · south)
Avonmore sits immediately east of Olympia on the borough's northern edge, a small compact ward of red-brick mansion blocks and terraced streets. The whole ward lies inside a conservation area, and the character is consistently Victorian and Edwardian. Heritage is striking: eighteen listed buildings including the Grade II* Grand Hall and Pillar Hall at Olympia and the Grade II* 22 and 22a Avonmore Road. Public-transport access is very good — Kensington Olympia and West Kensington give District line, Overground and National Rail links — and fourteen Outstanding-rated schools are within reach. The drawbacks are sharp: green space is almost absent at 2.7 hectares across the whole ward, air quality is poor thanks to the West Cromwell Road and the A4, and planning pressure around the Olympia redevelopment is intense. Market affordability is also middle-of-the-pack for this part of west London.
- Strongest83Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong73Heritage
Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage
- Watch out17Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Very good public-transport access
- 18 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Saint Paul's Gardens and Open Space (0.6 hectares)
- 118 open venues (60 food and drink, 58 other)
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Olympia's Grand Hall, opened in 1886 with an iron-and-glass roof by Henry Edward Coe, is Grade II* listed as a landmark of Victorian exhibition architecture.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
38Better than 21% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability15
- Rent affordability40
- Price momentum (5yr)46
- Activity (turnover)44
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Avonmore: 73 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
54Better than 61% of London
- Personal safety57
- Property crime57
- Anti-social behaviour48
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For Avonmore: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
83Better than 92% of London
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 7.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
28Better than 18% of London
- Air quality10
- Quietness55
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
40Better than 81% of London
- Nightlife14
- Dining50
- Arts & culture21
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene86
- Vitality (openings, diversity)75
118 open venues nearby — 60 food & drink, 58 other.
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For Avonmore: the mix behind 118 open venues—% independent
Education
61Better than 84% of London
- Primary schools52
- Secondary schools70
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For Avonmore: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
73Better than 89% of London
18 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- 22 and 22a, Avonmore Road W14Grade II*
- Grand Hall and Pillar Hall, Olympia Exhibition CentreGrade II*
- Olympia GarageGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
40Better than 7% of London
- Green spaces47
- Waterways30
Largest green space: Saint Paul's Gardens and Open Space (1 ha). ~3 ha of green space in total.
Area development
17Better than 83% of London
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- Is Avonmore safe?
- Avonmore scores 54 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Avonmore a good place to live?
- Avonmore scores 49 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are connectivity (83) and heritage (73); its weakest is area development (17). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Avonmore?
- Very good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Avonmore 7 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 83 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Avonmore expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Avonmore is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 3/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Avonmore?
- Avonmore scores 61 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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