Fulham
Relaxed and friendly, with a riverside setting and plenty of green space, Fulham is a well-established prime neighbourhood in south-west London, popular with buyers and renters alike.
Victorian terraces by the river.
Buyers often move to Fulham from the more expensive neighbourhoods nearby in search of more space and a welcoming community. As Paul Price of Marsh & Parsons put it in comments quoted in our earlier guide, “if you are in Chelsea or South Kensington and need that extra 1,000 sq ft–1,500 sq ft… Fulham is the logical next move for many.”
Much of Fulham was built in a short period after the District Railway arrived in 1880, creating dozens of pleasingly uniform streets of period terraces. The area has one of the highest proportions of Victorian housing in London, with family houses offering high ceilings, well-proportioned rooms and gardens. Substantial semi-detached houses around Bishop’s Park and Hurlingham command premium prices, and contemporary waterside developments such as Chelsea Creek and Imperial Wharf line the Thames.
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Strong demand from buyers and renters.
Fulham remains one of London’s more expensive areas. Rightmove sold-price data for the 12 months to December 2024, quoted in our earlier guide, gave an average of £1,104,881, with one-bedroom properties averaging £531,673 and five-bedroom houses around £4 million.
Demand comes from both buyers and renters. Many buyers move from neighbouring Kensington and Chelsea as families look for more space and good schools.
Kensington House owns a house on Dawes Road that has been converted into two homes: a two-bedroom lower-ground-floor apartment and a four-bedroom house above. Both are shown in our portfolio below.
“If you are in Chelsea or South Kensington and need that extra 1,000 sq ft–1,500 sq ft… Fulham is the logical next move for many.”Back to contents ↑
Football, a bishop’s palace and a Victorian cemetery.
Fulham is a great neighbourhood for sports fans, with two Premier League clubs in the 2026/27 season: Fulham FC at Craven Cottage and Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge. On match days the area fills with supporters and the atmosphere is electric. Premier League 2026/27
Fulham Palace, the former home of the Bishop of London, stands in Bishop’s Park. Its rooms house a free museum, a gallery and a programme of events, and its 13-acre botanic garden includes a walled garden, orchards and beehives. Fulham Palace
Brompton Cemetery, on the Earl’s Court side, is another green site of historic interest. Its avenues of lime trees and Gothic monuments commemorate more than 200,000 people, including Emmeline Pankhurst and Dr John Snow, and it teems with wildflowers, birds, butterflies and bats.
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A historic market and an antiques quarter.
North End Road’s street market has traded since the late nineteenth century, selling affordable fruit and vegetables and, increasingly, groceries and street food. A £1.9 million improvement scheme completed in 2023 added cherry trees, seating areas and new market infrastructure. LBHF, April 2023
The Lillie Road Arts and Antiques Quarter draws interior designers and collectors to dealers such as Streett Marburg and Puckhaber Decorative Antiques, for chandeliers, gilt mirrors, painted French country furniture and twentieth-century design. Lillie Road For fabrics, flooring, lighting and furniture, Wandsworth Bridge Road’s designer showrooms make it something of a one-stop shop for a refurbishment.
Bishop’s Park Sunday market, recommended in our earlier guide, was listed as temporarily closed in 2026. The Nudge, March 2026
Recommendations carried forward from our earlier guide and rechecked in October 2026 where public sources allowed. Opening details change, so please confirm before visiting.
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The Hurlingham Club and the Thames Path.
Fulham is home to The Hurlingham Club, an exclusive members’ club set in 42 acres of grounds. The club drew up the rules of modern polo in 1873, and membership is famously hard to obtain: its waiting list has been closed to new applicants. Members enjoy a quintessentially English setting with indoor and outdoor pools, bowls and croquet lawns and outdoor tennis courts. Source
For everyone else, nearby Hurlingham Park is a hub of activity, with netball and tennis courts, football pitches and children’s play areas, and the Thames Path is a favourite route for running, cycling and outdoor workouts.
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From the River Café to a Michelin-starred pub.
The River Café, founded by Ruth Rogers and the late Rose Gray in 1987, sits just across the borough boundary on the Hammersmith riverside and holds a Michelin star. Michelin Guide
At the more relaxed end, gastropubs such as The Brown Cow (expanded and reopened in May 2026), The Malt House and the Harwood Arms draw devoted locals. The Harwood Arms holds a Michelin star, one of two London pubs to do so in the 2026 guide. Brown Cow, May 2026 Michelin 2026
In Parsons Green, Upstairs at Amuse, above the popular Amuse Bouche champagne bar, serves modern European cooking. Koji on New King’s Road offers ambitious Japanese food, and neighbourhood favourite Nuovi Sapori serves classic Italian dishes at friendly prices. Harden’s
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Our homes in Fulham.
Sources and dates.
This guide is adapted from our ‘Spotlight on Fulham’ guide, previously published at kensingtonhouse.com/london/fulham. It was revised and fact-checked on 6 October 2026.
Market figures carry the period they measure and the source they come from. Figures from our earlier guide are historical context, not current values, and nothing on this page is a forecast, investment advice or a promise of future returns. Venue details were rechecked where public sources allowed; please confirm opening details before visiting.