Area Guide For DL17 8NU

When it comes to housing in the DL17 8NU area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 59, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 81. There are around 93 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 158 Housing Association rented and around 59 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 31 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 53 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 60 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 182 are employed in Routine occupation and 145 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 175.

In DL17 8NU area, Couple with children amount to 117 while Couple without children amount to 87. The neighbourhood also has around 189 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 94 votes. Around 112 people are DIY enthusiasts, 96 people are interested in eating out, 96 like exercise, 110 are into football and 97 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 87 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (175) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (160), Daily Express (65), Daily Mail (63), The Guardian (38), The Times (25), Daily Telegraph (22) and The Independent (17).

Some of the nearest services available in DL17 8NU are L & L Building & Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), Dreams Furnishing Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop), G A Property Maintenance & Building Services (Builder), Cragside Contractors Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Keith Wall Joinery (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Spennymoor Block Paving (Paving Contractors), Godfrey Syrett (Furniture Designers), W Fletcher (Appliance Repairs), Rosedale Utilities Ltd (Electronic Shop), Graham Clarey Kitchens & Bedrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Gordon Slater Electrics Ferryhill Ltd (Electronic Shop), Keith McLean (Loft Converters), Leonards Electricals (Electrician), A A Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Franks the Flooring Store (Flooring Store), K S Building Services (Painters & Decorators), Austin Pickering (Gas Installers), Martin Bear Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Abelectric (Electronic Shop), Alan Hughes (Carpet Fitter), W Burdess (Electronic Shop), Comfit Carpet Fitting (Carpet Cleaner), Advanced Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), M B M Construction (Builder), I Lidster (Builder), Ken Moody's (Roofing Contractors), Thinford Nurseries (Garden Centres), Ascot Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), A Q S Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer) and Durham Design (Kitchen Designers & Installers).

DL17 8NU 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, Blackpool International 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 8NU 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.