Area Guide For CO1 2YN

When it comes to housing in the CO1 2YN area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 131, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 126. There are around 44 Shared ownership properties, 9 Local Authority rented, 20 Housing Association rented and around 39 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 96 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 112 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 100 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 76 are employed in Routine occupation and 96 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 72.

In CO1 2YN area, Couple with children amount to 99 while Couple without children amount to 101. The neighbourhood also has around 70 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 91 votes. Around 107 people are DIY enthusiasts, 105 people are interested in eating out, 106 like exercise, 84 are into football and 111 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 115 are into traveling.

The Daily Express is the most subscribed (148) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mail (136), Daily Mirror (110), Daily Telegraph (101), The Independent (92), The Times (89), The Guardian (86) and The Sun (81).

Some of the nearest services available in CO1 2YN are L D Elliott (Plumbers), Current Concepts (Electronic Shop), D F S (Furniture Stores), Champion Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Gas Engineers), Parade Locks Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Colchester Carpet Cleaners (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Future Trend UK Ltd (Roofing Contractors), A A Carpet Cleaners Ltd (Carpet & Rugs Shop), K R Miles (Carpenters & Joiners), Gastec Systems Ltd (Gas Installers), Black & White Contracts Ltd (Electronic Shop), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), G S Contracts Joinery Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Simply Living (Interior Designers), G S Contracts Joinery Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Helpline Community Alarms (Security systems), Duncan Clark & Beckett (Architect), Rejoy Distributors Colchester (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Cowdray Carpet Centre (Carpet Fitter), Colchester Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Colchester Electrical Wholesale (Lighting Stores), B H Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Tony Pryor Architect Ltd (Architect), Colchester Heating Components Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Hammond & Sons (Plumbers), Merrills Electrical (Appliance Repairs), S A S Property Services (Property Maintenance Services), Sharps Bedrooms Within Homebase (Bedroom Designer), Spectrum Security Services Ltd (Locksmiths), I M S Maintenance (Property Maintenance Services), E F Denny Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Sharps Bedrooms Ltd (Bedroom Designer), Elite View Windows & Conservatories Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Colchester Electrical Wholesale Ltd (Lighting Stores), Pro-tech Roof Solutions (Roofing Contractors), A Barber & Son Ltd (Builder), Ripples Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer), Rejoy Distributors Colchester (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Buildmarque (Builder) and Bennett & Sons (Carpenters & Joiners).

CO1 2YN 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 2YN has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 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.