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What’s in Shepherd’s Bush?

Shepherd’s Bush forms the northern most part of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and borders Hammersmith, Chiswick, Notting Hill, North Kensington and Acton. When it comes to transport, living in Shepherd’s Bush means London’s your oyster. You’ll find lightning-fast connections from Zone 2 to all corners of London via overground services as well as the Central, Hammersmith & City and Circle tube lines. Go from Shepherd’s Bush station to Bank in 20 minutes via the Central Line while Oxford Street is just a 10-minute underground journey. A variety of bus lines run through Shepherd’s Bush giving additional transport access and the Westway artery wings motorists into the beating heart of London.

Living in Shepherd’s Bush means live entertainment on your doorstep. A quick connection to West End shows is tempting but stay local to experience new talent at Bush Theatre. Established in 1972, ‘The Bush’ is renowned for championing budding playwrights from all backgrounds and discovering the next big names in theatre. If the theatre isn’t your thing, visit Loftus Road stadium and support our local football team, the Queens Park Rangers. Join QPR’s fan army, affectionately known as ‘The Hoops’, for England’s most cherished tradition.

Looking for your local park? With four Green Flag Award-Winning green spaces in W12 – Wendell Park, Cathnor Park, Hammersmith Park and Wormholt Park – you’re spoilt for choice. Hoping to live locally? Join one of the thriving parks Friends’ groups. You’ll find mature trees, beautiful landscaping, children’s playgrounds and sports facilities with local people who are keen to care for their parks. The ever-popular Hammersmith Park (or ‘BBC Park’ as it’s known to locals) features a Japanese garden, tennis and basketball courts and football pitches. Wormwood Scrubs, the largest open space in Hammersmith & Fulham, is home to an expanse of meadows and parkland as well as baseball diamonds, rugby pitches, an outdoor sports centre and more. Recently revitalised Shepherd’s Bush Green completes our list of local W12 parks. With plenty of public tennis courts in W12, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention century-old Hartswood Tennis Club – treasured by the Wendell Park community. What do they all have in common? Our public spaces help create a ‘wonderfully W12’ sense of community.

Need an even more specific view of a certain patch in SheBu? Click here to explore Shepherd’s Bush’s micro areas – communities within the larger community – each with its own unique character and personality.

Yes, Shepherd’s Bush is sublime. Ready to put down roots? Horton and Garton will help you find home: view our properties for sale and our properties to let in the W12 postcode.

Which state and independent schools will I find in Shepherd’s Bush?

Stumped by schools? Step into Shepherd’s Bush for a wealth of first-class institutions. The W12 postcode boasts five Ofsted Outstanding state primary schools with the superlative St Stephen’s Church of England Primary School – ranked 85th in the nation against every school in the country – topping the W12 tables. A stone’s throw from St Stephen’s School is Miles Coverdale Primary, another highly desirable local state school, rated Outstanding. The results obtained by Good Shepherd RC Primary School pupils, set moments from Wendell Park, puts this primary in the top 2% of state and independent schools nationwide according to Times Parent Power 2021. Other Outstanding primary schools include St John XXIII Catholic Primary School and the Ark Conway Primary Academy. Local parents are fortunate in that all Shepherd’s Bush primary schools are highly regarded within our community. Wendell Park Primary, Greenside Primary, Wormholt Park Primary, Old Oak Primary and the Ark Academies – Brentworth and Swift – are rated Good by Ofsted.

Secondary schools include the Outstanding rated Woodlane High School and the well-regarded Hammersmith Academy.

Independent schools are rare in W12, but as the neighbourhood borders Kensington, Notting Hill, Chiswick and Hammersmith, you’re close to every independent within these adjacent postcodes. Notable schools not listed in our Hammersmith and Chiswick area guides but near to Shepherd’s Bush include all-boys Wetherby (whose sports grounds are just north of Chiswick), all-girls Pembridge Hall, co-educational Bassett House and all-girls Notting Hill and Ealing High School.

Shepherd’s Bush is also home to unique, specialist institutions like the highly competitive independent Young Dancers Academy. Students with special educational needs are well catered for by two Ofsted Outstanding institutions: the Jack Tizard School, with a focus on severe learning difficulties, and the Queensmill School, with a focus on a specialist education for autistic pupils.