Area Guide For DH5 8EJ

When it comes to housing in the DH5 8EJ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 70, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 77. There are around 108 Shared ownership properties, 244 Local Authority rented, 169 Housing Association rented and around 45 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 41 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 61 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 73 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 162 are employed in Routine occupation and 134 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 126.

In DH5 8EJ area, Couple with children amount to 99 while Couple without children amount to 100. The neighbourhood also has around 139 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 84 votes. Around 109 people are DIY enthusiasts, 97 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 98 are into football and 105 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 87 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (162) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (151), Daily Express (84), Daily Mail (67), The Guardian (33), Daily Telegraph (26), The Times (26) and The Independent (17).

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

DH5 8EJ 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 8EJ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Gillas Lane Primary School, Bernard Gilpin Primary School, St Michael's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided 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.