Area Guide For DH5 8ND

When it comes to housing in the DH5 8ND area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 119, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 91. There are around 94 Shared ownership properties, 86 Local Authority rented, 95 Housing Association rented and around 59 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 60 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 81 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 103 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 125 are employed in Routine occupation and 118 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 84.

In DH5 8ND area, Couple with children amount to 81 while Couple without children amount to 114. The neighbourhood also has around 83 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 84 votes. Around 110 people are DIY enthusiasts, 102 people are interested in eating out, 98 like exercise, 89 are into football and 112 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 103 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (127) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Express (116), The Sun (112), Daily Mail (99), Daily Telegraph (62), The Guardian (51), The Times (49) and The Independent (36).

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

DH5 8ND 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 8ND 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.