Area Guide For IG2 6AU

When it comes to housing in the IG2 6AU area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 88, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 76. There are around 120 Shared ownership properties, 64 Local Authority rented, 184 Housing Association rented and around 155 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 49 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 56 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 75 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 129 are employed in Routine occupation and 110 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 206.

In IG2 6AU area, Couple with children amount to 139 while Couple without children amount to 71. The neighbourhood also has around 158 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 118 votes. Around 86 people are DIY enthusiasts, 88 people are interested in eating out, 92 like exercise, 112 are into football and 73 are fond of gardening. 91 people also like music while 64 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (124) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (119), The Sun (112), The Independent (102), Daily Mail (74), Daily Express (72), The Times (68) and Daily Telegraph (54).

Some of the nearest services available in IG2 6AU are Sofa Design (Furniture Designers), Bogle & Co (Builder), D S Bhamra (Architect), Right Choice Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), A & B Electrics (Electronic Shop), Man With Van (Removals & Storage Services), Contract Lighting & Design (Lighting Stores), Complete Carpentry (Carpenters & Joiners), Currys (Appliance Retailer), King Double Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), Frank Corbett Plastering (Plasterers), Waqar Construction Ltd (Builder), Skylight Double Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), Lamps-r-us (Lighting Stores), Zaavia Design (Architect), Design Engineering & Software Ltd (Architect), A T P Group (Architect), Aziz Building Services (Builder), Carpet Express (Carpet Fitter), A A Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Store Maintenance Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Bros Flooring World (Flooring Services), C & R Appliances (Appliance Repairs), Shield Double Glazing Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Vulcan Lock & Locksmith (Locksmiths), Excellent Fitters (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Dreams Plc (Bed & Bedding Shop), H S P Design & Construction Services (Gas Installers) and Ruprai Construction (Builder).

IG2 6AU has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Newbury Park, Gants Hill. There is also easy access to airports like London City Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London Stansted Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Woolwich Ferry North Pier, Woolwich Ferry South Pier, Woolwich Arsenal Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. IG2 6AU has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Newbury Park Primary School, Christchurch Primary School, St Aidan's Catholic Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Seven Kings High School, Isaac Newton Academy, The Palmer Catholic Academy. Then there are others like Cranbrook, Ilford Ursuline Preparatory School, Park School for Girls.