Well-connected west London: former car park metres from Hammersmith tube getting new flats, shops and restaurants

Hammersmith is a convenient place to live if Heathrow airport and the West End are part of your life.

For families as well as singles and couples, the well-connected Zone 2 area has plenty going on, including a lively arts scene led by the Lyric theatre and Riverside Studios.

While rooted locals lobby for a tunnel to replace the ugly, polluting flyover, Hammersmith’s tired town centre is getting a facelift, with swish new homes and better public spaces.

Even the listed town hall is having a makeover, with a roof terrace bar and restaurant, performance space and homework rooms added for children, with the former ceremonial steps reinstated to connect with a new town square and four-screen cinema.

In King Street, a car park site has made way for Sovereign Court, with 418 new homes plus offices, shops and restaurants, just 150 metres from the Tube station.

The latest phase is a terrace of nine two-storey, two-bedroom modern-style townhouses, each with its own front door on to the street and a garden and/or terrace.

Residents have access to the scheme’s private fitness suite and 24-hour concierge services.

Prices from £1,274,950. Call St George on 020 8741 2400.