Area Guide For DL17 8HL

When it comes to housing in the DL17 8HL 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 DL17 8HL 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 DL17 8HL are Keith Wall Joinery (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Keith Wall Joinery (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Spennymoor Block Paving (Paving Contractors), L & L Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), L & L Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), Rosedale Utilities Ltd (Electronic Shop), Rosedale Utilities Ltd (Electronic Shop), Abelectric (Electronic Shop), Abelectric (Electronic Shop), Alan Hughes (Carpet Fitter), Alan Hughes (Carpet Fitter), L & L Building & Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), G A Property Maintenance & Building Services (Builder), G A Property Maintenance & Building Services (Builder), G A Property Maintenance & Building Services (Builder), Cornerstone Services (Property Maintenance Services), I Lidster (Builder), W Nelson Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), W Nelson Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), W Nelson Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Gordon Slater Electrics Ferryhill Ltd (Electronic Shop), Gordon Slater Electrics Ferryhill Ltd (Electronic Shop), Keith McLean (Loft Converters), Keith McLean (Loft Converters), Martin Bear Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Cragside Contractors Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Cragside Contractors Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Cragside Contractors Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Neil Taylor Gasservices (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Lidster Property Services (Builder), A T Once Again (Removals & Storage Services), A T Once Again (Removals & Storage Services), W Burdess (Electronic Shop), W Burdess (Electronic Shop), Comfit Carpet Fitting (Carpet Cleaner), Comfit Carpet Fitting (Carpet Cleaner), Ken Moody's (Roofing Contractors), Thinford Nurseries (Garden Centres), Thinford Nurseries (Garden Centres), K S Building Services (Painters & Decorators), K S Building Services (Painters & Decorators), Allen Temple (Carpenter), Quality Reliance Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Quality Reliance Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), A A Roofing (Roofing Contractors), First Choice Maintenance UK Ltd (Plumbers), First Choice Maintenance UK Ltd (Plumbers), Graham Farley (Property Maintenance Services), Graham Farley (Property Maintenance Services), A A Repairs (Appliance Repairs), A D S (Double Glazing Installer), A D S (Double Glazing Installer), First Class (Double Glazing Installer), Quality Reliant Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Durham Design (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Neil Taylor Gas Services (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Neil Taylor Gas Services (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Domestics Direct (Appliance Repairs), Domestics Direct (Appliance Repairs), Complete Kitchens & Bedrooms North East (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Complete Kitchens & Bedrooms North East (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Godfrey Syrett (Furniture Designers), Ascot Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop) and A Q S Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer).

DL17 8HL 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, Newcastle 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 8HL has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Broom Cottages Primary School, Cleves Cross Primary School, Dean Bank Primary and Nursery 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.