Area Guide For BR5 3BQ

When it comes to housing in the BR5 3BQ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 47, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 84. There are around 156 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 202 Housing Association rented and around 49 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 39 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 65 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 67 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 184 are employed in Routine occupation and 151 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 145.

In BR5 3BQ area, Couple with children amount to 116 while Couple without children amount to 88. The neighbourhood also has around 166 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 93 votes. Around 107 people are DIY enthusiasts, 94 people are interested in eating out, 96 like exercise, 101 are into football and 96 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 86 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (164) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (79), Daily Express (72), Daily Mail (50), The Guardian (28), The Times (19), The Independent (17) and Daily Telegraph (15).

Some of the nearest services available in BR5 3BQ are Eatons Low Cost Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Benchmarx Kitchen & Joinery Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Carpetright (Carpet Fitter), A A Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Harveys (Furniture Stores), Proline Building Landscaping (Builder), Master Builders (Builder), S P Flooring (Carpet Cleaner), Orpington Locksmiths (Locksmiths), P C Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Albacore Building Services Ltd (Builder), Fiesta Kitchens Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Handy Andy the Handy Man (Property Maintenance Services), Midas Build (Builder), Weathertite (Roofing Contractors), Raincheck (Roofing Contractors), Grant Roofing Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Ability Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), The London Glass Company (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Optimum Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), B C I Contractors Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), W Gudge (Roofing Contractors), Bew Electrical Distributors Ltd (Electronic Shop), E P S Mitie (Property Maintenance Services), Mitie (Property Maintenance Services), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), D F S Furniture Plc (Furniture Stores), Stoneham Plc (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Architectural Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators) and P & R Installation (Plumbers).

BR5 3BQ 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 Gatwick Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Woolwich Ferry North Pier, Woolwich Ferry South Pier, Woolwich Arsenal Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. BR5 3BQ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Leesons Primary School, Midfield Primary School, Gray's Farm Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Kemnal Technology College, Darul Uloom London, Beaverwood School for Girls. Then there are others like Riverside School, Farringtons School, Marjorie McClure School.