Area Guide For DH6 3LG

When it comes to housing in the DH6 3LG 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 DH6 3LG 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 DH6 3LG are Green Lane Nurseries (Garden Centres), Gas & Heating Engineers (Plumbers), Direct Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Premier Decor (Painters & Decorators), B H Painting Services (Painters & Decorators), Horne's Interiors Ltd (Interior Designers), Peter Kell Kitchens Bedrooms & Bathrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Elite Kitchen Products (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Metcalfe's Plumbing Heating & Gas (Plumbers), Homecare Door & D I Y Centres (DIY Shop), Deco-tech (Painters & Decorators), Fibreseal Group Waterproofing System (Roofing Contractors), Cummings J (Builder), Help Domestics (Appliance Repairs), P & P Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Maxwells D I Y (DIY Shop), L K L Flooring Centre (Flooring Store), Fir Tree Damp Proofing (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Complete Bathroom Fit (Bathroom Designer), Horns Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Doorcraft Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), S Redfern Plastering & Building (Builder), G S Heating Services (Gas Installers), First Call Electrical (Electronic Shop), H Wren Maintenance Services (Plumbers), D S R Paving (Paving Contractors), David Stoker Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Direct Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Durham Damproofing (Damp & Dry Rot Service) and Findlay Harrison Ltd (Builder).

DH6 3LG 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. Transporter Bridge South Side, Transporter Bridge North Side, Newcastle International Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. DH6 3LG has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Wheatley Hill Community Primary School, Thornley Primary School, St Godric's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Thornley. Some of the secondary schools include St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School, The Academy at Shotton Hall School, Wellfield Community School A Specialist Maths and Computing College. Then there are others like Broom Cottages, Durham High School for Girls, Glendene Arts Academy.