Area Guide For DG1 1PA

When it comes to housing in the DG1 1PA area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 140, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 103. There are around 23 Shared ownership properties, 9 Local Authority rented, 27 Housing Association rented and around 80 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 188 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 132 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 157 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 37 are employed in Routine occupation and 56 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 32.

In DG1 1PA area, Couple with children amount to 83 while Couple without children amount to 113. The neighbourhood also has around 34 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 94 votes. Around 97 people are DIY enthusiasts, 106 people are interested in eating out, 105 like exercise, 71 are into football and 117 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 117 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (224), The Independent (170), The Guardian (141), Daily Mail (133), Daily Express (112), The Sun (43) and Daily Mirror (40).

Some of the nearest services available in DG1 1PA are Smith Design Associates (Architect), J A Mackenzie & Son (Plasterers), Colins Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Pristine Clean (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Straightline Design (Architectural Service), Vacuum & Washer Service (Appliance Retailer), Tony Clark Plumbing & Heating Engineer (Plumbers), Carpetright (Carpet Fitter), S Kennedy Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Brighthouse (Electrician), Luke Moloney Architect (Architect), Robert Potter & Partners (Architect), Clive Carruthers (Architectural Service), Norman Furnishings (Furniture Stores), Dumfries Bed Centre (Bed & Bedding Shop), R Barbour & Sons Ltd (Furniture Stores), Urquhart Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), G P Electric (Electronic Shop), Aitken Turnbull (Architect), J Philips (Painters & Decorators), David Cole Interior Designs (Interior Designers), Richard Farish (Electronic Shop), Panasonic Store (Electrician), Cornerstone Builders (Builder), Forbes Emmerson (Locksmiths), Dumfries Carpet Centre (Carpet Fitter), Alex Lynn Joinery & Home Improvements (Carpenters & Joiners), Kevin Farish Domestic Appliance Repairs & Sales (Appliance Repairs), Robison Construction Ltd (Builder) and Andersons (Kitchen Designers & Installers).

DG1 1PA 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 Glasgow Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Isle of Man Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing, Keswick Ferry Landing, Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. DG1 1PA has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Loreburn School, Holywood School, St Andrew's RC School. Some of the secondary schools include Dumfries High School, Dumfries Academy, Elmbank Special School. Then there are others like Langlands School, Greyfriars School, ACAD Education (Applied Care and Development).