Area Guide For CO1 2LA

When it comes to housing in the CO1 2LA area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 65, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 136. There are around 255 Shared ownership properties, 20 Local Authority rented, 62 Housing Association rented and around 132 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 115 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 133 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 83 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 95 are employed in Routine occupation and 104 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 96.

In CO1 2LA area, Couple with children amount to 94 while Couple without children amount to 104. The neighbourhood also has around 93 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 117 votes. Around 97 people are DIY enthusiasts, 103 people are interested in eating out, 105 like exercise, 116 are into football and 95 are fond of gardening. 102 people also like music while 104 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (113) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (104), Daily Mail (98), Daily Express (96), The Guardian (93), The Times (87), Daily Mirror (74) and Daily Telegraph (70).

Some of the nearest services available in CO1 2LA are C Elms Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), M W Tyler Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Windoworld Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Windoworld Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Sheepdog Property Maintenance (Plumbers), Bennett & Sons (Carpenters & Joiners), Bennett & Sons (Carpenters & Joiners), Collins Cleaning Services Ltd (Carpet & Rugs Shop), D R M Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), D R M Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), As New (Appliance Repairs), Merrills Electrical (Appliance Repairs), Buildmarque (Builder), Key Cut & Electronic Servicing (Key Cutting Services), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Kitchen Worktop Shop (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Kitchen Worktop Shop (Kitchen Designers & Installers), E F Denny Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), L A Jones Builders (Builder), Stanley Bragg (Architect), Hurley Porte & Duell Ltd (Architect), Window World (Double Glazing Installer), Y B Electrical Repair (Appliance Repairs), Current Concepts (Electronic Shop), Duncan Clark & Beckett (Architect), Duncan Clark & Beckett (Architect), Stanley Bragg Architects Ltd (Architect), G S Contracts Joinery Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), A A Premier Repair Service (Appliance Repairs), The Kitchen & Bathroom Store (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Inkpen & Downie (Architect), Cobblers Corner (Key Cutting Services), Elite View Windows & Conservatories Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Colchester Electrical Wholesale Ltd (Lighting Stores), Pro-tech Roof Solutions (Roofing Contractors), J J Lyrics Ltd (Plasterers), Colne Valley Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), A A Carpet Cleaners Ltd (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Hughes Electrical Ltd (Appliance Retailer), Hughes Electrical Ltd (Appliance Retailer), Budget Plumbing Services (Plumbers), L D Elliott (Plumbers), Colchester Electrical Wholesale (Lighting Stores), Colchester Electrical Wholesale (Lighting Stores), B H Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), B H Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Tony Pryor Architect Ltd (Architect), Tony Pryor Architect Ltd (Architect), Ripples Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer), Windoworld Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Anglian Electrics (Electrician), Anglian Electrics (Electrician), G S Contracts Joinery Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Buildmarque (Builder), Harley & Lola (Furniture Stores), The Panasonic Store (Electrician), Future Trend UK Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Colchester Carpet Cleaners (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Colchester Carpet Cleaners (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Merrills Electrical (Appliance Retailer), Portlane Furnishing (Furniture Stores), S A S Property Services (Property Maintenance Services), Sharps Bedrooms Within Homebase (Bedroom Designer), Sharps Bedrooms Within Homebase (Bedroom Designer), Steven Holdings Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Steven Holdings Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Spectrum Security Services Ltd (Locksmiths), Spectrum Security Services Ltd (Locksmiths), Black & White Contracts Ltd (Electronic Shop) and Black & White Contracts Ltd (Electronic Shop).

CO1 2LA 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 2LA has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, St George's Infant School & Nursery, St George's New Town Junior School. Some of the secondary schools include Colchester Institute, Sixth Form College Colchester, Colchester Royal Grammar School. Then there are others like St Mary's School, Colchester High School, Kingswode Hoe School.