Area Guide For DH5 8DY

When it comes to housing in the DH5 8DY area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 36, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 52. There are around 98 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 230 Housing Association rented and around 47 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 25 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 43 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 52 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 198 are employed in Routine occupation and 145 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 201.

In DH5 8DY area, Couple with children amount to 136 while Couple without children amount to 73. The neighbourhood also has around 228 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 94 votes. Around 113 people are DIY enthusiasts, 93 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 114 are into football and 97 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (174) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (156), Daily Express (52), Daily Mail (48), The Guardian (30), The Times (19), Daily Telegraph (15) and The Independent (13).

Some of the nearest services available in DH5 8DY are Tony Winspear (Painters & Decorators), Trevor Lambert & Co (Builder), Select Interiors (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Franks the Flooring Store (Flooring Store), H I S Plumbing (Plumbers), Houghton Carpets Centre (Carpet Fitter), Kents Haulage (Removals & Storage Services), Houghton Carpet Centre (Carpet Fitter), John Waugh Architects (Architect), Rippon Construction Ltd (Builder), Kiwi Construction & Roofing (Builder), Peter Bowman (Builder), Nala Engineers Ltd (Electronic Shop), R Hedley Electricals (Appliance Retailer), Dante Fire & Security Ltd (Security systems), G Bland (Painters & Decorators), Scullion Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Combined Electrical & Building Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), The Conservatory Roof Company Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Kevandy Kitchens & Bedrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Roofing Masters Services (Roofing Contractors), Brian Hollis (Building Surveyor), S Dunn (Builder), Kent's Removals (Removals & Storage Services), H I S Plumbing (Plumbers), Art Construction (Damp & Dry Rot Service), M F Alarms & Electrics (Security systems), Kents Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Go-fix Property Care Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Houghton Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Ken Rose (Carpenters & Joiners), Glendale Decorators (Painters & Decorators), John Dickinson Property Services (Property Maintenance Services), K M Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), D W Jefferson & Sons (Builder), Rippon Construction (Builder), Kevandy Kitchens & Bedrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers) and Herrington Gate Furniture (Furniture Designers).

DH5 8DY 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 Durham Tees Valley Airport, Robin Hood Airport, Leeds Bradford International Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Newcastle International Ferry Terminal, South Shields Ferry Terminal, North Shields Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. DH5 8DY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Burnside Primary School, Gillas Lane Primary School, Bernard Gilpin Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Hetton School, Houghton Kepier Sports College: An Academy, Portland College. Then there are others like Academy 360, Grindon Hall Christian School, Argyle House School, Thornhill Park School.