Area Guide For B17 9QU

When it comes to housing in the B17 9QU area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 123, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 102. There are around 53 Shared ownership properties, 10 Local Authority rented, 39 Housing Association rented and around 131 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 207 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 141 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 105 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 34 are employed in Routine occupation and 52 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 56.

In B17 9QU area, Couple with children amount to 87 while Couple without children amount to 110. The neighbourhood also has around 58 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 107 votes. Around 78 people are DIY enthusiasts, 100 people are interested in eating out, 101 like exercise, 92 are into football and 96 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 103 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (241), The Guardian (216), Daily Telegraph (214), Daily Mail (114), Daily Express (94), The Sun (45) and Daily Mirror (43).

Some of the nearest services available in B17 9QU are Dreams Plc (Bed & Bedding Shop), D Brown (Painters & Decorators), Harborne Gas Service (Gas Engineers), A B C Services (Property Maintenance Services), Property Surveying Services Ltd (Building Surveyor), Queens Park Stores (Furniture Stores), Macphersons Appliances Ltd (Appliance Retailer), Blick Plastering (Plasterers), Harborne Bathrooms Ltd (Bathroom Designer), E S P Maintenance Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Locksmith Harborne (Locksmiths), Chem Dry Town & Country (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Harborne Locksmiths (Locksmiths), The Kitchen Centre (Kitchen Designers & Installers), F J Dawson (Locksmiths), Harborne Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Chem Dry (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Blick Plastering (Plasterers), Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Wendy House Interiors (Interior Designers), Alan James Upholstery Ltd (Curtain Supplier), Graham W Hall (Building Surveyor), H R H Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Harborne Windows & Joinery Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), E S P (Property Maintenance Services), Elizabeth Bretherton Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Servicemaster (Carpet & Rugs Shop), 2nd City Gas Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Russell Interiors (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Michael Byrne (Painters & Decorators), J P S Properties Ltd (Builder), Cherry Tree (Curtain Supplier), J L Gas & Plumbing (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Townscape Solutions (Architectural Service), S D Sharpe (Plasterers), Wendy House Interiors (Interior Designers), Dawson Locksmiths Ltd (Locksmiths) and Bratt Builders (Builder).

B17 9QU 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 9QU has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Peters CofE Primary School, Harborne Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Baskerville School, Queen Alexandra College, 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.