Deprivation & opportunity in Hammersmith and Fulham
IMD 2019 · 113 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0
What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in Hammersmith and Fulham?
Hammersmith and Fulham has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 53.7/100 (rank 191 of 313 English local authorities), 4.2 points below the national average of 57.9/100. This places Hammersmith and Fulham in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG), OGL v3.0.
53.7
GAOI / 100
#191
of 313 English LAs
Moderate Opportunity
Opportunity tier
-4.2
vs England avg (57.9)
Domain breakdown — Hammersmith and Fulham
All scores 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity). Derived from IMD 2019 by inverting and normalising each domain across all 313 English LAs.
| Domain | IMD weight | GAOI sub-score | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | 22.5% | 49.2/100 | |
| Employment | 22.5% | 58.8/100 | |
| Education | 13.5% | 88/100 | |
| Health | 13.5% | 39.7/100 | |
| Crime Safety | 9.3% | 30.3/100 | |
| Housing Access | 9.3% | 50.3/100 | |
| Environment | 9.3% | 50.4/100 |
Raw mean IMD composite: 22.27 (population-weighted across 113 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 181,744.
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Official ONS-weighted GAOI · Hammersmith and Fulham · IMD 2019 source data
Domain breakdown (0 = most deprived, 100 = least deprived)
GAOI sub-scores derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG, OGL v3.0). Each sub-score = inverted and min-max normalised domain score across all 313 English LAs. Custom weighting is illustrative — not an official statistic.
Questions about Hammersmith and Fulham
- What is the deprivation level in Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Hammersmith and Fulham has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 53.7/100 (rank 191 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 22.27 (lower IMD = less deprived). The national average IMD is 19.535. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG, OGL v3.0.
- What are the strongest and weakest opportunity domains in Hammersmith and Fulham?
- In Hammersmith and Fulham, the strongest opportunity domains are education (88/100) and employment (58.8/100). The domains with most room for improvement are health (39.7/100) and crime safety (30.3/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
- How does Hammersmith and Fulham compare with the England average for deprivation?
- Hammersmith and Fulham's GAOI of 53.7/100 is 4.2 points below the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 191 out of 313 English local authorities (rank 1 = least deprived / highest opportunity).
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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 — File 7 (All LSOA Scores, Ranks, Deciles). Published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), September 2019. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GAOI methodology: https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-area-opportunity-index. Data as of ; page updated .