Area Guide For DG1 2NJ

When it comes to housing in the DG1 2NJ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 48, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 73. There are around 189 Shared ownership properties, 35 Local Authority rented, 171 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 148 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 124 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 64 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 62 are employed in Routine occupation and 69 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 123.

In DG1 2NJ area, Couple with children amount to 60 while Couple without children amount to 129. The neighbourhood also has around 112 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 132 votes. Around 61 people are DIY enthusiasts, 91 people are interested in eating out, 99 like exercise, 132 are into football and 58 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (231) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (199), The Times (134), The Sun (77), Daily Express (73), Daily Mail (73), Daily Telegraph (59) and Daily Mirror (46).

Some of the nearest services available in DG1 2NJ are Pristine Clean (Carpet & Rugs Shop), R Barbour & Sons Ltd (Furniture Stores), Brighthouse (Electrician), Stirling & Thomas (Carpenters & Joiners), Dumfries Bed Centre (Bed & Bedding Shop), J Philips (Painters & Decorators), Murray Maintenance & Roofing Contractors (Roofing Contractors), Dumfries Carpet Centre (Carpet Fitter), Luke Moloney Architect (Architect), Panasonic Store (Electrician), Glass & Glazing Dumfries Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Kim Bellwood Architect (Architect), K & K Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Norman Alexander Milligan (Painters & Decorators), Stevie Wight Electrical Contractor (Electronic Shop), David Cole Interior Designs (Interior Designers), Smith Design Associates (Architect), Aitken Turnbull (Architect), A Crossan (Appliance Repairs), Stubbs Plastering (Plasterers), J B McCormick (Electronic Shop), John McLean (Painters & Decorators), Norman Furnishings (Furniture Stores), Kevin Farish Domestic Appliance Repairs & Sales (Appliance Repairs), Crossan Electrical (Appliance Repairs), Woodworx Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Moffat Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Forbes Emmerson (Locksmiths), Robert Potter & Partners (Architect) and Vacuum & Washer Service (Appliance Retailer).

DG1 2NJ 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 2NJ 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 Academy, Elmbank Special School, St Joseph's College. Then there are others like Langlands School, Greyfriars School, ACAD Education (Applied Care and Development).