Area Guide For B8 2QZ

When it comes to housing in the B8 2QZ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 58, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 112. There are around 128 Shared ownership properties, 156 Local Authority rented, 141 Housing Association rented and around 61 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 44 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 72 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 76 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 174 are employed in Routine occupation and 150 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 143.

In B8 2QZ area, Couple with children amount to 123 while Couple without children amount to 83. The neighbourhood also has around 145 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 100 votes. Around 117 people are DIY enthusiasts, 99 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 108 are into football and 98 are fond of gardening. 102 people also like music while 93 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (163) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (136), Daily Mail (71), Daily Express (70), The Guardian (39), The Times (32), Daily Telegraph (29) and The Independent (25).

Some of the nearest services available in B8 2QZ are R P S Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Madina Carpets (Carpet Fitter), GB Gas Installations (Gas Installers), Handyman (Property Maintenance Services), First Call Gas 2000 Ltd (Gas Installers), Sunrise Carpets & Flooring Services (Carpet Fitter), Collins Carpet Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Kay Traders (Furniture Stores), K E V Electrics (Electronic Shop), M Kenny Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Kitchen Factory (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Dunne's Carpets Hodge Hill Ltd (Carpet Fitter), B F S Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Pelham Furniture (Furniture Stores), Electronic World (Electrician), Fred Parkin (Furniture Stores), Heartland Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Ace Electrical (Electrician), Tomlinson Birmingham Ltd (Builder), S R S Heating & Plumbing (Plumbers), City Plumbing Service (Plumbers), Midland Elite Trade Solutions Ltd (Electronic Shop), Capital Furnishings (Furniture Stores), C J C Furniture (Furniture Stores), G Jennings Construction Ltd (Builder), Anglian Home Improvements (Double Glazing Installer), 1001 Electrical Services & Distributors (Electrician), A D S Architecture Design Studio (Architectural Service), Fast 247 Locksmith Birmingham (Locksmiths) and Lighthouse Furniture (Furniture Stores).

B8 2QZ 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. B8 2QZ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Sladefield Infant School, Ward End Primary School, Thornton Junior School. Some of the secondary schools include Hodge Hill Girls' School, Braidwood School for the Deaf, Hodge Hill Sports and Enterprise College. Then there are others like Highclare School, Al-Hijrah School, Hallmoor School.