Area Guide For DL17 9HS

When it comes to housing in the DL17 9HS area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 41, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 49. There are around 107 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 247 Housing Association rented and around 60 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 28 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 47 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 49 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 179 are employed in Routine occupation and 135 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 188.

In DL17 9HS area, Couple with children amount to 114 while Couple without children amount to 90. The neighbourhood also has around 215 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 93 votes. Around 104 people are DIY enthusiasts, 93 people are interested in eating out, 96 like exercise, 116 are into football and 93 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 82 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (180) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (155), Daily Express (61), Daily Mail (57), The Guardian (42), The Times (24), Daily Telegraph (18) and The Independent (17).

Some of the nearest services available in DL17 9HS are Woodland Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Keith Wall Joinery (Kitchen Designers & Installers), C & S Lifestyle Interiors (Interior Designers), Cornerstone Services (Property Maintenance Services), Durham Drainage Services (Drainage Contractor), Godfrey Syrett (Furniture Designers), L & L Building & Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), G A Property Maintenance & Building Services (Builder), Opal (Curtain Supplier), Mackenzie Home Improvements Ltd (Builder), James Ian Thompson Inspecting & Testing (Electronic Shop), Abelectric (Electronic Shop), A T Once Again (Removals & Storage Services), Coxhoe Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Franks the Flooring Store (Flooring Store), Ken Moody's (Roofing Contractors), Thinford Nurseries (Garden Centres), W Burdess (Electronic Shop), Comfit Carpet Fitting (Carpet Cleaner), Opal (Curtain Supplier), A A Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Graham Farley (Property Maintenance Services), Factory Carpets & Lamintes (Carpet Fitter), Peter J Wright (Carpenter), Armstrong Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Carpet Fitter (Carpet Cleaner), Absolute Joinery & Building (Carpenters & Joiners), A D S (Double Glazing Installer), First Class (Double Glazing Installer), First Class 24 Hour Window Services (Double Glazing Installer), L & L Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), All Trades Network (Property Maintenance Services), Gordon Slater Electrics Ferryhill Ltd (Electronic Shop), Keith McLean (Loft Converters), Allen Temple (Carpenter) and K S Building Services (Painters & Decorators).

DL17 9HS 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 9HS has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Cleves Cross Primary School, Coxhoe Primary School, West Cornforth Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include The Oaks Secondary School, Ferryhill Business Enterprise College, Windlestone School. Then there are others like Broom Cottages, Durham School, Durham High School for Girls.