Area Guide For FK2 9XY

When it comes to housing in the FK2 9XY area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 47, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 84. There are around 156 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 202 Housing Association rented and around 49 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 39 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 65 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 67 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 184 are employed in Routine occupation and 151 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 145.

In FK2 9XY area, Couple with children amount to 116 while Couple without children amount to 88. The neighbourhood also has around 166 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 93 votes. Around 107 people are DIY enthusiasts, 94 people are interested in eating out, 96 like exercise, 101 are into football and 96 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 86 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (164) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (79), Daily Express (72), Daily Mail (50), The Guardian (28), The Times (19), The Independent (17) and Daily Telegraph (15).

Some of the nearest services available in FK2 9XY are Colourways Carpet Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Ebony Joiners Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Redding Roofing (Roofing Contractors), R Heathman (Plasterers), Judi Williams Interiors (Interior Designers), Klondyke Garden Centres (Garden Centres), Torbay Man & Van (Removals & Storage Services), Roman Bachen (Roofing Contractors), Trades Direct Joinery & Building (Carpenters & Joiners), Alan John Harvey (Double Glazing Installer), Ronnie Laing Windows (Double Glazing Installer), Braes Slating & Plastering (Roofing Contractors), Forth Builders Ltd (Builder), Gary Mungall Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), K D Kitchens Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), S W M Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), P X L F M Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), M Smith Services (Roofing Contractors), George Rigby (Electronic Shop), R W Wood (Kitchen Designers & Installers), The Kitchen Window (Double Glazing Installer), Klondyke Garden Centres (Garden Centres), Homeseal Windows (Double Glazing Installer), Cleancut (Painters & Decorators), Polmont Building Company (Builder), J M Stuart Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Ji Home Improvements (Plasterers), British Damp Proofing (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Dryfast Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop) and Dry Shield Preservation (Damp & Dry Rot Service).

FK2 9XY 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 Glasgow Airport, Oban Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing, Rosyth Ferry Terminal, South Queensferry Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. FK2 9XY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Wallacestone Primary School, Westquarter Primary School, St Margaret's Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Braes High School, Education Assessment Unit, Grangemouth High School. Then there are others like Carrongrange School, Oakwood Education Trust, Windsor Park School.