Area Guide For DG1 3AY

When it comes to housing in the DG1 3AY 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 DG1 3AY 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 DG1 3AY are A Crossan (Appliance Repairs), Vacuum & Washer Service (Appliance Retailer), Tony Clark Plumbing & Heating Engineer (Plumbers), Pristine Clean (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Straightline Design (Architectural Service), Crossan Electrical (Appliance Repairs), S Kennedy Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Brighthouse (Electrician), J A Mackenzie & Son (Plasterers), Joe Hamilton (Painters & Decorators), Luke Moloney Architect (Architect), Norman Furnishings (Furniture Stores), Aitken Turnbull (Architect), J Philips (Painters & Decorators), Cyril Johnstone (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), Colins Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Dumfries Bed Centre (Bed & Bedding Shop), Urquhart Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), G P Electric (Electronic Shop), Robert Potter & Partners (Architect) and Andersons (Kitchen Designers & Installers).

DG1 3AY 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 3AY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Holywood School, St Andrew's RC School, Noblehill 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).