Area Guide For CT20 1DS

When it comes to housing in the CT20 1DS area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 66, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 76. There are around 149 Shared ownership properties, 69 Local Authority rented, 148 Housing Association rented and around 248 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 68 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 93 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 101 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 117 are employed in Routine occupation and 114 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 167.

In CT20 1DS area, Couple with children amount to 89 while Couple without children amount to 108. The neighbourhood also has around 138 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 109 votes. Around 90 people are DIY enthusiasts, 94 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 120 are into football and 84 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 86 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (122) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Express (86), Daily Mirror (86), Daily Mail (78), The Guardian (71), The Independent (59), The Times (56) and Daily Telegraph (43).

Some of the nearest services available in CT20 1DS are Home Comforts (Furniture Stores), Alliance Douglass (Builder), David Payne Carpets (Flooring Store), A C E Electrical (Electronic Shop), Ridgeway Building Contractors (Builder), E T Bass & Sons (Electronic Shop), S I Chartered Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Andaman Design Ltd (Furniture Stores), Roger Joyce Associates (Architect), Russell & Wheeler (Electronic Shop), P C Harvey (Carpenters & Joiners), Absolute Security (Locksmiths), G J Ewins (Electronic Shop), John E McMillan & Associates (Building Surveyor), J Cryer Gas Plumbing & Heating Services (Gas Installers), Stanley Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Merchant Chandler Ltd (Furniture Stores), Reina Group (Plumbers), Folkestone Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Fine Finish Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Beddy Buys Kent Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop), Inspiring Interiors (Interior Designers), Greenhill Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Brighthouse (Electrician), R J Dix (Builder), P G Hill Construction (Builder), Floorshop Folkestone (Carpet Fitter), J & T Wren Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Cyril Orchard (Building Surveyor) and Domestic Appliance Sales & Repairs (Appliance Retailer).

CT20 1DS 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 Southend Airport, Lydd Airport, Manston Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal, Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal, Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. CT20 1DS has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Folkestone Christ Church CofE Primary School, St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School, Stella Maris Catholic Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include SES Tutorial College, Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd), The Harvey Grammar School. Then there are others like The Old School, Folkestone Academy, Highview School.