Area Guide For DL17 8DB

When it comes to housing in the DL17 8DB area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 85, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 151. There are around 129 Shared ownership properties, 18 Local Authority rented, 43 Housing Association rented and around 40 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 82 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 112 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 95 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 114 are employed in Routine occupation and 123 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 78.

In DL17 8DB area, Couple with children amount to 119 while Couple without children amount to 86. The neighbourhood also has around 77 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 99 votes. Around 116 people are DIY enthusiasts, 107 people are interested in eating out, 107 like exercise, 96 are into football and 108 are fond of gardening. 103 people also like music while 119 are into traveling.

The Daily Express is the most subscribed (115) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (113), The Sun (110), Daily Mail (102), Daily Telegraph (59), The Times (57), The Guardian (49) and The Independent (46).

Some of the nearest services available in DL17 8DB are A A Roofing (Roofing Contractors), First Choice Maintenance UK Ltd (Plumbers), Graham Farley (Property Maintenance Services), Cragside Contractors Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Neil Taylor Gasservices (Boiler Repair & Servicer), W Burdess (Electronic Shop), Comfit Carpet Fitting (Carpet Cleaner), Keith Wall Joinery (Kitchen Designers & Installers), A T Once Again (Removals & Storage Services), First Class 24 Hour Window Services (Double Glazing Installer), L & L Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), Ken Moody's (Roofing Contractors), Thinford Nurseries (Garden Centres), Quality Reliance Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), L & L Building & Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), G A Property Maintenance & Building Services (Builder), Gordon Slater Electrics Ferryhill Ltd (Electronic Shop), Keith McLean (Loft Converters), Rosedale Utilities Ltd (Electronic Shop), A A Repairs (Appliance Repairs), K S Building Services (Painters & Decorators), Allen Temple (Carpenter), Complete Kitchens & Bedrooms North East (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Godfrey Syrett (Furniture Designers), Abelectric (Electronic Shop), Domestics Direct (Appliance Repairs), Cornerstone Services (Property Maintenance Services), C & S Lifestyle Interiors (Interior Designers), W Nelson Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Peter J Wright (Carpenter), A D S (Double Glazing Installer), First Class (Double Glazing Installer), Absolute Joinery & Building (Carpenters & Joiners), Quality Reliant Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Durham Design (Kitchen Designers & Installers) and Neil Taylor Gas Services (Boiler Repair & Servicer).

DL17 8DB 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. DL17 8DB has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Broom Cottages Primary School, Cleves Cross Primary School, Ferryhill Station Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include The Oaks Secondary School, Ferryhill Business Enterprise College, Windlestone School. Then there are others like The Grange Learning Centre, Broom Cottages, Durham High School for Girls.