Area Guide For BR5 3LS

When it comes to housing in the BR5 3LS area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 70, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 77. There are around 108 Shared ownership properties, 244 Local Authority rented, 169 Housing Association rented and around 45 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 41 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 61 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 73 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 162 are employed in Routine occupation and 134 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 126.

In BR5 3LS area, Couple with children amount to 99 while Couple without children amount to 100. The neighbourhood also has around 139 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 84 votes. Around 109 people are DIY enthusiasts, 97 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 98 are into football and 105 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 87 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (162) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (151), Daily Express (84), Daily Mail (67), The Guardian (33), Daily Telegraph (26), The Times (26) and The Independent (17).

Some of the nearest services available in BR5 3LS are Magnet (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Neilcott Construction Ltd (Builder), E P S Mitie (Property Maintenance Services), Benchmarx Kitchen & Joinery Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Carpet 4 Less (Carpet Fitter), Furniture Village Ltd (Furniture Stores), Screwfix (DIY Shop), Micron Windows & Doors Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), L A Roofing Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Fairman Trevor (Architectural Service), P C World (Electrician), Window Aid (Double Glazing Installer), Dreams Plc (Bed & Bedding Shop), Bathstore Orpington (Bathroom Designer), G Jarman & Son (Property Maintenance Services), Eatons Low Cost Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Smart Ironing & Dry Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Special Purpose Electronics (Security systems), Aidan McMahon Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Plumbers), Bew Electrical Distributors Ltd (Electronic Shop), Bathroom & Plumbing (Bathroom Designer), Morley Constructions (Builder), Bathstore (Bathroom Designer), M J Gill Electrical (Electronic Shop), Quadrant (Builder), Quid Pro Quo Ltd (Loft Converters), Carpet Giant (Carpet Fitter), A A Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Kitchen & Bedroom Transformations (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Carpets for All Ltd (Flooring Store), Payne Decorators Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Warman Heating & Plumbing Ltd (Gas Installers), Ashrose Plumbing (Plumbers), 1st4m (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Harveys (Furniture Stores), Bensons For Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Raymond Russell Painter & Decorator (Painters & Decorators), Hi Glow Heating Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), J W Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), Carpet Giant (Flooring Store), Pro Plumb & Heating Services (Plumbers), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), David K Walton (Building Surveyor), Kent Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Gas Serve Direct (Gas Installers), D J H General Property Maintenance (Painters & Decorators), Benchmarx Kitchens & Joinery (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Mitie (Property Maintenance Services), Currys (Electrician), Circa Maintenance & Building (Property Maintenance Services), Beesley Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Paul Simon Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop), Carpetright (Carpet Fitter), Allworks Builders (Builder), Proline Building Landscaping (Builder), Alarmwise (Security systems), Summer Phoenix (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Tony Saville (Plasterers), W Gudge (Roofing Contractors) and Morley Construction Ltd (Builder).

BR5 3LS 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 3LS has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School, Manor Oak Primary School, Gray's Farm Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Kemnal Technology College, Orpington College of Further Education, The Priory School. Then there are others like Burwood School, Riverside School, Farringtons School.