Area Guide For AL3 5UP

When it comes to housing in the AL3 5UP area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 36, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 52. There are around 98 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 230 Housing Association rented and around 47 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 25 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 43 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 52 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 198 are employed in Routine occupation and 145 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 201.

In AL3 5UP area, Couple with children amount to 136 while Couple without children amount to 73. The neighbourhood also has around 228 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 94 votes. Around 113 people are DIY enthusiasts, 93 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 114 are into football and 97 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (174) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (156), Daily Express (52), Daily Mail (48), The Guardian (30), The Times (19), Daily Telegraph (15) and The Independent (13).

Some of the nearest services available in AL3 5UP are Home Improvements (Electronic Shop), Realcure Ltd (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Cedric's Works (Carpenters & Joiners), Feather & Black (Furniture Stores), Harvey Jones Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Custom Made Carpentry & Joinery Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Alban Carpets (Carpet Fitter), About Light (Lighting Stores), Oliver Burns (Interior Designers), Alan N Smith Architects (Architect), Alastair Watson Carpenter & Joiner (Carpenters & Joiners), P Raffill (Electronic Shop), John Nicol R I B A (Architect), Mikes Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Peter Jones (Painters & Decorators), Heatco (Plumbers), Aedifice Partnership (Building Surveyor), Sada Architecture (Architect), D W Paul (Builder), Anglian Home Improvements (Property Maintenance Services), Zeyko (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Carpetright Plc (Carpet Fitter), Multicraft Fire & Security (Security systems), Roy Darby Architect (Architect), John Edgell (Building Surveyor), Oliver Burns Interiors (Interior Designers), Rug Gallery Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Carpet Walker (Flooring Store), Smallbone of Devizes (Kitchen Designers & Installers) and Allco Roofing & Property Maintenance (Roofing Contractors).

AL3 5UP 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. AL3 5UP has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School, Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School, St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. Some of the secondary schools include Batchwood School, Loreto College, St Albans School. Then there are others like Heathlands School, The Links Education Support Centre, St Albans High School for Girls.