Area Guide For DG1 3FB

When it comes to housing in the DG1 3FB area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 112, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 121. There are around 93 Shared ownership properties, 38 Local Authority rented, 53 Housing Association rented and around 51 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 60 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 85 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 92 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 137 are employed in Routine occupation and 132 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 98.

In DG1 3FB area, Couple with children amount to 100 while Couple without children amount to 100. The neighbourhood also has around 87 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 90 votes. Around 114 people are DIY enthusiasts, 104 people are interested in eating out, 102 like exercise, 94 are into football and 109 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 107 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (146) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (120), Daily Express (116), Daily Mail (93), Daily Telegraph (47), The Guardian (45), The Times (40) and The Independent (33).

Some of the nearest services available in DG1 3FB are Vacuum & Washer Service (Appliance Retailer), Tony Clark Plumbing & Heating Engineer (Plumbers), A Crossan (Appliance Repairs), Pristine Clean (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Straightline Design (Architectural Service), Atlas Maintenance Scotland Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), J A Mackenzie & Son (Plasterers), Joe Hamilton (Painters & Decorators), Colins Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Cyril Johnstone (Painters & Decorators), S Kennedy Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Brighthouse (Electrician), Crossan Electrical (Appliance Repairs), Andersons (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Luke Moloney Architect (Architect), Norman Furnishings (Furniture Stores), 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), Aitken Turnbull (Architect), J Philips (Painters & Decorators), David Cole Interior Designs (Interior Designers), Richard Farish (Electronic Shop), Panasonic Store (Electrician), Cornerstone Builders (Builder), Robert Potter & Partners (Architect), Dumfries Bed Centre (Bed & Bedding Shop) and G P Electric (Electronic Shop).

DG1 3FB 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 3FB 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).