Trend
-41 Latest quarter change
+340 Change across series
48 Official data points
Hammersmith and Fulham
364 on asylum support. Rank 100 nationally, 14 in London. Rate: 19.29 per 10,000 (75th percentile). Regional provider: Clearsprings Ready Homes.
Summary
Hammersmith and Fulham has 364 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 100 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 19.29 per 10,000 residents places it around the 75th percentile. 320 are in contingency accommodation (87.9% of total). No hotel evidence attached yet. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.
Supported asylum in Hammersmith and Fulham
Quarter-end stock series to Dec 2025. A rise or fall is a net change in the number of people on support at period end, not the number of new claims or distinct people moving through the caseload. Support stock also overlaps with, but is not identical to, the awaiting-decision backlog.
Local numbers
Accommodation split
Dispersal accommodation 19
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 25
Contingency accommodation 320
Pathway breakdown
Other routes
Homes for Ukraine 933
Afghan programme 177
Resettlement cumulative 43
Population context
All pathways total 1,474
Share of local population 0.78%
Hotel evidence
No public hotel evidence attached to this area yet.
No public hotel evidence logged for this area yet.
Ethnic composition projection
Hammersmith and Fulham: WBI 38.3% (2021) → 17.3% (2051). 80% CI: 11.6–17%.
Ethnic composition — Hammersmith and Fulham
White British White Other Asian Black Mixed Other 80% CI
Model: Hamilton-Perry single-year CCRs, 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, SNPP-constrained
Census 2011 → 2021 cohort change ratios. Shaded band = 80% confidence interval from stochastic perturbation (σ=0.04, calibrated from NEWETHPOP validation). Not a forecast.
Religion projection
Muslim 12.7% (2021) → 15.8% (2051). Christian 49.9% → 23.8%.
Religion — Hammersmith and Fulham
Christian No religion Muslim
Nativity
45.5% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: highly diverse (entropy 0.87). 78.6% main language English.
UK-born vs foreign-born — Hammersmith and Fulham
UK-born Foreign-born
high immigration gateway: High foreign-born share means ethnic change is migration-driven. Future projections are sensitive to immigration policy.
Why Hammersmith and Fulham is changing
-6.6ppWhite British change 2011–2021. Cyan = decline. Amber = growth.
Dominant driver: national trend. Shift-share methodology following Franklin (2014).
Economy & housing by ethnicity
Census 2021 employment, homeownership, and qualifications by ethnic group.
Employment rate
White British 65.9%
Mixed 66.5%
White Other 77.2%
Other 58.8%
Homeownership rate
White British 37.5%
Mixed 22.3%
White Other 29.8%
Other 20.2%
Degree+ qualification rate
White British 55.6%
Mixed 50.2%
White Other 66%
Other 49.7%
Source
Census 2021 RM018 (economic activity), RM134 (tenure), RM049 (qualifications) by ethnic group. Observed, not projected.
School ethnicity
DfE School Census 2024/25: 19,012 pupils. 23% White British. Schools are 15.3pp more diverse than the general population.
Pupil ethnicity
White British 23%
Black 21%
White Other 18.4%
Mixed 15.5%
Other 12.7%
Asian 9.5%
What this means
Schools are 15pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.
77% Minority pupils now
79.7% Projected 2041
Source
DfE School Census 2024/25. State-funded schools. Upper-tier LA level.
Service demand impact
Projected impact of demographic change on local services.
non-English speakers
NHS and council services will need increased interpreter/translation provision.
foreign-born growth to 2051
High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.
EAL growth
Significant additional EAL (English as Additional Language) support likely needed.
National benchmarks
Supported asylum count
364 National distribution.
Supported asylum rate
19.29 Per 10,000 residents.
Contingency accommodation
320 Hotel and contingency placements.
Regional peers
Top 6 in London by supported asylum.