Area Guide For AL1 5BW

When it comes to housing in the AL1 5BW area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 62, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 68. There are around 144 Shared ownership properties, 31 Local Authority rented, 84 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 255 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 158 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 78 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 25 are employed in Routine occupation and 35 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 80.

In AL1 5BW area, Couple with children amount to 61 while Couple without children amount to 129. The neighbourhood also has around 88 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 130 votes. Around 45 people are DIY enthusiasts, 92 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 115 are into football and 50 are fond of gardening. 97 people also like music while 79 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (255), The Times (255), Daily Telegraph (127), Daily Mail (70), Daily Express (44), The Sun (44) and Daily Mirror (41).

Some of the nearest services available in AL1 5BW are Darlings of Chelsea Ltd (Furniture Stores), Tomlin Enterprises Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Wentworth Kitchens St Albans (Kitchen Designers & Installers), P H P Services (Plumbers), 1 Call 24hr Locksmiths (Locksmiths), D Brown (Painters & Decorators), D J Whitehouse (Painters & Decorators), 123 Floor (Carpet Fitter), www.man-with-van-herts.co.uk (Removals & Storage Services), Magnet (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Major Wight Building Contractors (Builder), S K Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Bathstore (Bathroom Designer), Locksmith Hertfordshire (Locksmiths), B S G Property Services Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Locksmith Services (Locksmiths), Celmain Ltd (Electronic Shop), The Carpet Store (Carpet Fitter), Italian Bathrooms & Tiles (Bathroom Designer), McAuliffe Site Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Lock Masters (Locksmiths), Aecom (Architectural Service), Spokemead Ltd (Electronic Shop), D L T Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Wood You Floor Ltd (Flooring Services), J P A Furniture (Furniture Stores), Alburn Estates (Property Maintenance Services), Nordstrom Associates (Architectural Service), Mobile Locksmiths (Locksmiths) and Mr Handyman (Property Maintenance Services).

AL1 5BW has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include . There is also easy access to airports like London City Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London Luton Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Savoy Pier, Embankment Pier, Kew Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. AL1 5BW has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Alban & St Stephen Roman Catholic Infant & Nursery School, Fleetville Junior School, St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Junior School. Some of the secondary schools include Loreto College, St Albans Tutors, Verulam School. Then there are others like Heathlands School, The Links Education Support Centre, St Albans High School for Girls.