Area Guide For CO1 1BY

When it comes to housing in the CO1 1BY area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 84, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 91. There are around 145 Shared ownership properties, 21 Local Authority rented, 72 Housing Association rented and around 248 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 205 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 145 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 85 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 42 are employed in Routine occupation and 55 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 86.

In CO1 1BY area, Couple with children amount to 71 while Couple without children amount to 121. The neighbourhood also has around 87 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 138 votes. Around 66 people are DIY enthusiasts, 90 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 151 are into football and 69 are fond of gardening. 96 people also like music while 72 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (186) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (170), The Times (141), The Sun (91), Daily Mail (82), Daily Telegraph (79), Daily Express (62) and Daily Mirror (61).

Some of the nearest services available in CO1 1BY are Anglian Electrics (Electrician), B D G Design South Ltd (Architectural Service), Harley & Lola (Furniture Stores), Windoworld Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Inkpen & Downie (Architect), Bowling Garrard Electrical (Electronic Shop), H2o Interiors (Kitchen Designers & Installers), B H Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Tony Pryor Architect Ltd (Architect), Colchester Electrical Wholesale (Lighting Stores), Colchester Locksmiths (Locksmiths), A A Carpet Cleaners Ltd (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Colchester Carpet Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Hughes Electrical Ltd (Appliance Retailer), Steven Holdings Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Spectrum Security Services Ltd (Locksmiths), Sharps Bedrooms Within Homebase (Bedroom Designer), Bates Roofing & Construction (Roofing Contractors), Helpline Community Alarms (Security systems), Duncan Clark & Beckett (Architect), Colchester Illuminations Ltd (Lighting Stores), Wentworth Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Windoworld Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Graham Aitken & Associates (Building Surveyor), No Letting Go (Property Maintenance Services), Stanley Bragg (Architect), Window World (Double Glazing Installer), Value Nation (Building Surveyor), Hurley Porte & Duell (Architect), Mark William Interiors Ltd (Interior Designers), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Bowling Garrard Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Wickes Building Supplies Ltd (DIY Shop), Current Concepts (Electronic Shop), Essex Electrician (Electronic Shop), Stanley Bragg Architects Ltd (Architect), Buildmarque (Builder), Ripples Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer), A Barber & Son Ltd (Builder), Black & White Contracts Ltd (Electronic Shop), Re-hang (Curtain Supplier), Merrills Electrical (Appliance Retailer), Bennett & Sons (Carpenters & Joiners), Purcell LLP (Architect), Simply Living (Interior Designers), Chadwick Interiors (Curtain Supplier), Kitchen Worktop Shop (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Hurley Porte & Duell Ltd (Architect), B W S Appliances (Appliance Repairs), Colchester Carpet Cleaners (Carpet & Rugs Shop), The Panasonic Store (Electrician), Hammond & Sons (Plumbers), Merrills Electrical (Appliance Repairs), D R M Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Colchester Heating Components Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Buildmarque (Builder) and Cobblers Corner (Key Cutting Services).

CO1 1BY 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 Stansted Airport, London Southend Airport, Manston Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Brightlingsea Ferry Landing, Point Clear Ferry Landing, Harwich International Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. CO1 1BY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like North Primary School and Nursery, St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, St John's Green Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include St Helena School, Colchester Institute, Sixth Form College Colchester. Then there are others like St Mary's School, Colchester High School, Kingswode Hoe School.