Marsh & Parsons

Area Profile - Fulham Lettings

As one of the premier estate agents in the area, the Fulham office of Marsh & Parsons has flats and houses to let in one of the most vibrant parts of London. "Tenants love the vibrant atmosphere of Fulham," says Sylvie Bahmanyar, the Lettings Manager. "From trendy boutiques to open spaces and great bars and restaurants, Fulham is a very self-sufficient part of town."

The transport links are excellent, with the A4 and M4 leading out to Heathrow, and the convenient tube lines into the City and West End include the District Line from Fulham Broadway, Parsons Green and West Kensington while nearby Barons Court is also on the Piccadilly Line. There are also frequent bus services and a river taxi runs from Chelsea Harbour.

Unlike many parts of London, the style of property is pretty uniform as Fulham's prosperity turned from market gardening to housing when the District Line arrived in 1880. Most of the properties in Fulham were built in the 35 years leading up to the start of the Great War and row upon row of lovely redbrick Victorian and Edwardian homes abound. Many remain as family houses and are popular because of their width and good sized rooms, but many have been converted into flats.

There was also a lot of modern property added in the seventies and eighties and the Chelsea Harbour development was built in the 1980s. The high quality of local schools as well as the larger houses in Fulham is a big attraction for families moving to the area. "The standard of local state schools is getting much better," says Sylvie Bahmanyar, "and the French school makes the area very popular with families moving here from France." Among the best schools in the area are Thomas's, Hurlingham, Fulham Prep and the London Oratory is not far away.

So, what will you get for your money in Fulham SW6?

As one of SW6's most popular estate agents, Marsh & Parsons has property to let in Fulham across all price ranges and a studio flat in Parsons Green, for example, will cost about £220 to £270 a week, while one-bedroom flats start from £280 to £375 and for two bedrooms prices start from £350 rising to about £500 a week, say, for a flat with a river view.

Fulham is particularly popular with young sharers moving to London for their first job and three-bedroom flats let to sharers for about £600 a week. For a slightly cheaper option, ex-local authority flats are available with two-bedroom properties in blocks such as Walham Green Court SW6, available from £340 a week.

Marsh & Parsons rents flats and houses in the surrounding areas of Parsons Green, Barons Court, Hurlingham, West Brompton, West Kensington, Fulham Cross and Sands End. Families looking for houses to rent can expect to pay from £1,700 a week on the Moore Park Estate, rising to £2,000 a week and beyond for a large family house in Peterborough Estate SW6 and some of the larger houses surrounding Parsons Green and Eel Brook common.

So what else can you expect from Fulham?

There is no shortage of places to shop in Fulham, ranging from the fruit, vegetable, fish and clothing market which has been on the North End Road for more than a century, to the modern shopping arcade surrounding Fulham Broadway tube station.

There is also a wide range of independent shops, boutiques and delicatessens on the Fulham Road and New Kings Road as well as a thriving antiques centre on Lillie Road and Wandsworth Bridge Road. Fulham is home to two Premier League football clubs, Fulham, the oldest in London, and Chelsea. For participation sports, the Hurlingham Park Club provides facilities for athletics, bowls, football, rounders, netball and tennis. It is also the home of Hammersmith & Fulham Rugby Club, who run four sides of various abilities. A new £1.3m complex has upgraded the facilities at The Hurlingham Club, one of London's most exclusive members clubs, set in 42 acres of beautiful grounds.

Restaurants in Fulham are too numerous to mention and most are based on Fulham Road, The Broadway, New Kings Road and Wandsworth Bridge Road. The selection on offer is not merely confined to restaurants but extends to delicatessens offering every type of food you could wish for. There is a Russian deli (New Russian Taste on Fulham Road) and a Russian restaurant (Stravinsky's on Fulham High Street). Fiesta Havana is a Cuban restaurant on Fulham Road while the Thai eatery Blue Elephant on the Broadway hosts a culinary festival each summer based on a different region of Thailand. Sash Oriental on Fulham Road has Thai and Chinese cuisine in the style of tapas.

As one of the premier estate agents letting properties in the SW6 area, Marsh & Parsons prides itself on its local know how. From the best schools in the area to the finest boutiques, bars and restaurants and the cost of a resident's parking permit, estate agents at Marsh & Parsons have their finger firmly on the local pulse.