White City
Ward in Hammersmith and Fulham, England
| Coordinates: | 51.51, -0.231 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 22 80 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
White City sits in the north of the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, adjacent to Shepherd's Bush and served by White City and Wood Lane stations. Its name comes from the gleaming pavilions and the White City Estate and stadium built for the 1908 exhibitions and Olympics, so you find a layered mix of exhibition-era history and interwar council housing alongside more modern developments.
Recent decades have seen major change: the arrival of Westfield London, the redevelopment of the BBC Television Centre into mixed-use media and homes, and the growth of the Imperial College White City Campus have brought retail, media and biotech jobs - and rising property values that sit alongside long‑standing local communities. The result is a compact, well connected neighbourhood where regeneration, local activism and pockets of green space all coexist.
Postcode districts covering White City
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Islington 5.8 miles9.4 km
- City of Westminster 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bexley 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Sutton 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Croydon 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Slough 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Harrow 7.3 miles11.8 km
- High Wycombe 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Watford 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Woking 20.5 miles33 km
- Harlow 23 miles37 km
Neighbouring places
- Wormholt Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Shepherd's Bush Green Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Coningham Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Notting Dale Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Addison Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- College Park & Old Oak Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- St. Helen's Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Grove Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wendell Park Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Norland Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hammersmith and Fulham Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Dalgarno Ward 1 mile1.7 km
Example postcodes in White City
W12 7QH, W12 7LZ, W12 7NU, W12 7DA, W12 7QW, W12 7QX, W12 7QU, W12 7HS, W12 7GS … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 10.1 miles16.2 km
- London City Airport 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Shepherd's Bush Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Kensington Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 5.3 miles8.5 km
Hotels near White City Ad
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5 2 miles3.2 km
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Egerton House 5 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Dorchester 5 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hotel 41 5 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Room2 Chiswick Hometel 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Lanesborough, Oetker Collection 5 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Royal Lancaster London 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Blackbird 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
Schools in White City
- Ark White City Primary Academy Primary
- Jack Tizard School Special
- St John XXIII Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Loftus Road Stadium 0.1 miles0.1 km
- White City Shopping centre 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Leighton House Museum 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Burlington Gardens Shopping centre 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kensington Square Garden Gardens 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Royal College of Art University 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Royal Albert Hall Theatre 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Craven Cottage Stadium 2.5 miles4 km
- Craven Cottage, Fulham Football Club Stadium 2.5 miles4 km
- Wildlife Garden Gardens 2.5 miles4 km
- Natural History Museum Museum 2.5 miles4.1 km