Area Guide For DY8 1RE

When it comes to housing in the DY8 1RE area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 157, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 106. There are around 49 Shared ownership properties, 10 Local Authority rented, 20 Housing Association rented and around 35 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 79 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 98 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 99 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 89 are employed in Routine occupation and 101 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 65.

In DY8 1RE area, Couple with children amount to 78 while Couple without children amount to 117. The neighbourhood also has around 61 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 80 votes. Around 112 people are DIY enthusiasts, 106 people are interested in eating out, 103 like exercise, 82 are into football and 119 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 119 are into traveling.

The Daily Express is the most subscribed (163) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mail (135), Daily Mirror (122), Daily Telegraph (100), The Sun (85), The Times (70), The Guardian (63) and The Independent (56).

Some of the nearest services available in DY8 1RE are Swinford Timber Supplies (DIY Shop), B B L B Architects LLP (Architect), J D General Builders & Electrical (Electronic Shop), Blewe (Interior Designers), Old Swinford Gallery (Furniture Stores), Martin Hill Interiors Ltd (Interior Designers), Fletcher Installations (Gas Engineers), Parkfield Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), 19th Century Interiors Ltd (Bathroom Designer), County Developments Midlands Ltd (Building Surveyor), Carpets & Suites (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Roger David Bloomfield (Builder), In Home Design Ltd (Bedroom Designer), Kashoff Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), David Allport Ltd (Builder), M J Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), Brighthouse (Electrician), Perfect Match Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Practical Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Countrywide Surveying Services (Building Surveyor), Eclipse Architecture (Architectural Service), E Keightley Painters & Decorators (Painters & Decorators), M T Wall Ltd (Builder), Charles Langford Ltd (Furniture Stores), Gordon Hill Decorator (Painters & Decorators), K S Webster Electrical (Electronic Shop), Barnard & Butler Carpentry Contractors Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), John Pargeter & Sons Ltd (Furniture Stores), G T Wall & Sons Ltd (Builder) and Nets & Drapes Ltd (Curtain Supplier).

DY8 1RE 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 Birmingham International Airport, East Midlands Airport, Coventry Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Sharpness Old Docks, Lydney Harbour, Bristol Docks Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. DY8 1RE has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Joseph's RC Primary School, Greenfield Primary School, Oldswinford CofE Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Redhill School and Specialist Language College, Stourbridge College, Old Swinford Hospital. Then there are others like Sunfield School, Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited, Pens Meadow School.