Area Guide For B17 8DL

When it comes to housing in the B17 8DL area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 46, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 68. There are around 191 Shared ownership properties, 113 Local Authority rented, 164 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 158 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 131 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 78 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 53 are employed in Routine occupation and 65 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 147.

In B17 8DL area, Couple with children amount to 100 while Couple without children amount to 100. The neighbourhood also has around 169 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 126 votes. Around 65 people are DIY enthusiasts, 89 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 106 are into football and 63 are fond of gardening. 96 people also like music while 78 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (255), The Times (162), The Sun (83), Daily Mirror (81), Daily Mail (79), Daily Telegraph (66) and Daily Express (58).

Some of the nearest services available in B17 8DL are World Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), M S Dhillon & Sons (Carpet Fitter), Harborne Gas Service (Gas Engineers), D Brown (Painters & Decorators), D Brown (Painters & Decorators), D Brown (Painters & Decorators), Wendy House Interiors (Interior Designers), Locksmiths (Locksmiths), S B S Furniture (Furniture Stores), Sutton Products (Double Glazing Installer), Day & Night Locksmiths (Locksmiths), McCormack Plumbing Solutions (Plumbers), Blick Plastering (Plasterers), Macphersons Appliances Ltd (Appliance Retailer), Levines Furniture (Furniture Stores), Home Sweet Home (Furniture Stores), Chads Kitchens Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Brit Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Metro Alarms (Security systems), Martins Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Alan James Upholstery Ltd (Curtain Supplier), Graham W Hall (Building Surveyor), Graham W Hall (Building Surveyor), Graham W Hall (Building Surveyor), Dawson Locksmiths Ltd (Locksmiths), Earlturton Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Levines (Furniture Stores), E S P Maintenance Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Ace Carpets (Carpet Fitter), H R H Decorating (Painters & Decorators), H R H Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Uppal Heating & Plumbing (Plumbers), John Charles Interiors (Interior Designers), Queens Park Stores (Furniture Stores), Future Vision Electronics Ltd (Electrician), Property Surveying Services Ltd (Building Surveyor), Powar Builders (Builder), Russell Interiors (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Michael Byrne (Painters & Decorators), F J Dawson (Locksmiths), Harborne Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Harborne Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Bourne Carpets (Carpet Fitter), The Kitchen Centre (Kitchen Designers & Installers), 2nd City Gas Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), U D A Services (Appliance Retailer), Servicemaster (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Allens Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Harborne Locksmiths (Locksmiths), E S P (Property Maintenance Services), T C Hayes (Electrician), Harborne Windows & Joinery Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Harborne Windows & Joinery Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Townscape Solutions (Architectural Service), Bearwood Bathrooms & Kitchens (Bathroom Designer), J C Domestics (Appliance Repairs), Calfordseaden Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Christopher Dyson Architects (Architect), Chem Dry (Carpet & Rugs Shop) and Bearwood Gas Services (Gas Engineers).

B17 8DL 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 Birmingham International Airport, East Midlands Airport, Coventry Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Sharpness Old Docks, Lydney Harbour, Bristol Docks Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. B17 8DL has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Norfolk House School, Bearwood Primary School, George Dixon Junior and Infant School. Some of the secondary schools include George Dixon Academy, Lordswood Boys' School, Lordswood Girls' School and The Sixth Form Centre. Then there are others like Edgbaston High School for Girls, St George's School Edgbaston, The Priory School.