Area Guide For B9 5XT

When it comes to housing in the B9 5XT area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 97, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 76. There are around 95 Shared ownership properties, 45 Local Authority rented, 161 Housing Association rented and around 153 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 45 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 46 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 78 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 106 are employed in Routine occupation and 93 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 188.

In B9 5XT area, Couple with children amount to 152 while Couple without children amount to 61. The neighbourhood also has around 130 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 118 votes. Around 86 people are DIY enthusiasts, 84 people are interested in eating out, 90 like exercise, 113 are into football and 67 are fond of gardening. 87 people also like music while 55 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (118) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (117), The Independent (109), The Sun (90), Daily Telegraph (84), The Times (71), Daily Mail (70) and Daily Express (60).

Some of the nearest services available in B9 5XT are Roof Solution (Roofing Contractors), G S I Electrical & Alarm Engineer (Security systems), High Quality Painting & Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Madina Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Pelham Furniture (Furniture Stores), Sparx Electrical (Electronic Shop), Dean Brittain Painter & Decorator (Painters & Decorators), G T Appliance Warehouse Ltd (Appliance Retailer), Rapid Heating Services (Gas Installers), Fast Electrics (Appliance Repairs), Utopia Bathrooms & Kitchen Studio (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Lighthouse Furniture (Furniture Stores), Madani (DIY Shop), Bals Car Alarms (Security systems), World Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), M A Furniture (Furniture Stores), S K Builders (Builder), Fair Price Furniture (Furniture Stores), Capital Furnishings (Furniture Stores), M I Electrical & Construction Ltd (Builder), United Carpets & Furniture Centre (Furniture Stores), Bansals Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer), Wharton Electrical (Electronic Shop), D M Weldon & Sons Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Saber Systems (Flooring Services), City Plasterers & Tilers (Plasterers), Griffiths & Reynolds Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Oaktree Kitchens Ltd (Bedroom Designer), Matts Heating Solutions (Gas Engineers), Aldridge Painters & Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Badil Furniture Store (Furniture Stores), Networks (Curtain Supplier) and Fast Electrics (Appliance Repairs).

B9 5XT 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. B9 5XT has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Bordesley Green Primary School, Alston Primary School, Starbank Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include City College, Birmingham, Waverley School, Saltley School and Specialist Science College. Then there are others like Al-Hijrah School, The Behaviour Support Service, Calthorpe School Sports College.