Area Guide For DG1 1SW

When it comes to housing in the DG1 1SW area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 70, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 92. There are around 108 Shared ownership properties, 207 Local Authority rented, 147 Housing Association rented and around 47 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 42 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 63 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 81 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 178 are employed in Routine occupation and 144 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 131.

In DG1 1SW area, Couple with children amount to 116 while Couple without children amount to 88. The neighbourhood also has around 144 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 91 votes. Around 116 people are DIY enthusiasts, 98 people are interested in eating out, 95 like exercise, 98 are into football and 105 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 90 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (159) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (143), Daily Express (78), Daily Mail (70), The Guardian (34), Daily Telegraph (31), The Times (31) and The Independent (22).

Some of the nearest services available in DG1 1SW are J R Builders (Builder), W A R McColm & Co (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Bryce Walker Painting (Painters & Decorators), D & G Flooring (Flooring Store), Neil Holdbrook (Roofing Contractors), Templeton (Electronic Shop), Hayton Kenneth Removals (Removals & Storage Services), M K R Paving (Paving Contractors), New Look (Double Glazing Installer), Nithsdale Plumbing & Joinery (Plumbers), Catherine Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), John Anderson Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), James Gibson Roofing & Scaffolding (Roofing Contractors), D L P Double Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), Sam Templeton Building Contractors (Builder), Angus Fergusson (Carpet Cleaner), Bruce Callander Flooring Contractor (Flooring Services), Raymond McKinney (Painters & Decorators), Keith Logue & Sons Plasterers (Plasterers), Southwest Roofing Services Ltd (Roofing Contractors), David Faulds Electrician (Electronic Shop), McBurnies Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Pickfords Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), D G R C (Roofing Contractors), Steven Brown Fitted Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), G M S Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), G K S Flooring (Flooring Services), K & K Builders Ltd (Builder), K & K Ltd (Builder) and Heathhall Garden Centre (Garden Centres).

DG1 1SW 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 1SW has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Duncow School, Locharbriggs School, Heathhall Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Dumfries High School, Dumfries Academy, Maxwelltown High School. Then there are others like Langlands School, Greyfriars School, ACAD Education (Applied Care and Development).