Area Guide For DH6 3LS

When it comes to housing in the DH6 3LS 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 DH6 3LS 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 DH6 3LS are Direct Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Woodland Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Green Lane Nurseries (Garden Centres), Gas & Heating Engineers (Plumbers), G S Heating Services (Gas Installers), Peter Kell Kitchens Bedrooms & Bathrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Premier Decor (Painters & Decorators), Findlay Harrison Ltd (Builder), B H Painting Services (Painters & Decorators), Horne's Interiors Ltd (Interior Designers), Fir Tree Damp Proofing (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Complete Bathroom Fit (Bathroom Designer), Horns Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Fibreseal Group Waterproofing System (Roofing Contractors), Help Domestics (Appliance Repairs), P & P Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Maxwells D I Y (DIY Shop), Doorcraft Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), S Redfern Plastering & Building (Builder), First Call Electrical (Electronic Shop), H Wren Maintenance Services (Plumbers), Homecare Door & D I Y Centres (DIY Shop), Deco-tech (Painters & Decorators), Cummings J (Builder), Direct Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Durham Damproofing (Damp & Dry Rot Service), T R Security Ltd (Security systems), Metcalfe's Plumbing Heating & Gas (Plumbers), Elite Kitchen Products (Kitchen Designers & Installers) and D S R Paving (Paving Contractors).

DH6 3LS 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 3LS 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.