Area Guide For CO4 5GS

When it comes to housing in the CO4 5GS area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 93, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 112. There are around 116 Shared ownership properties, 16 Local Authority rented, 50 Housing Association rented and around 164 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 142 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 132 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 93 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 71 are employed in Routine occupation and 81 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 93.

In CO4 5GS area, Couple with children amount to 92 while Couple without children amount to 106. The neighbourhood also has around 101 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 117 votes. Around 91 people are DIY enthusiasts, 99 people are interested in eating out, 99 like exercise, 118 are into football and 93 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 94 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (160) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (158), The Times (118), Daily Mail (97), Daily Telegraph (97), The Sun (86), Daily Express (83) and Daily Mirror (78).

Some of the nearest services available in CO4 5GS are Simply Living (Interior Designers), Mark Canham Gas Services Ltd (Gas Installers), Carpetright Plc (Carpet Fitter), Colchester Locksmiths (Locksmiths), J Smith Brickworks (Builder), C & S Curtain Designs (Curtain Supplier), A A Carpet Cleaners Ltd (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Colchester Timber & Damp (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Bensons Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Cowdray Carpet Centre (Carpet Fitter), Affinia Associates Ltd (Building Surveyor), Our Webb Securities (Locksmiths), Style Flooring Ltd (Flooring Services), P J B Architectural Design Ltd (Architectural Service), Wickes Building Supplies Ltd (DIY Shop), Hammond & Sons (Plumbers), Colchester Heating Components Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Matt Brundle Electrical (Electronic Shop), B W S Appliances (Appliance Repairs), Mile End Maintenance Services (Property Maintenance Services), E J Frost & Son (Electronic Shop), Current Concepts (Electronic Shop), Chem-dry Premier (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Abby Gas (Gas Engineers), Wedo Home (Furniture Stores), D F S (Furniture Stores), Colchester Illuminations Ltd (Lighting Stores), Wentworth Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), 24-7 Locksmith Services Ltd (Locksmiths) and Matthew Tyler Plastering (Plasterers).

CO4 5GS 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. CO4 5GS has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like The Queen Boudica Primary School, Myland Community Primary School, North 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.