Area Guide For IG8 8BA

When it comes to housing in the IG8 8BA area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 129, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 124. There are around 28 Shared ownership properties, 6 Local Authority rented, 18 Housing Association rented and around 51 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 163 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 135 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 107 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 41 are employed in Routine occupation and 64 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 55.

In IG8 8BA area, Couple with children amount to 103 while Couple without children amount to 97. The neighbourhood also has around 57 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 98 votes. Around 99 people are DIY enthusiasts, 105 people are interested in eating out, 107 like exercise, 84 are into football and 109 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 116 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (170) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (168), The Times (162), Daily Mail (140), The Guardian (136), Daily Express (128), Daily Mirror (66) and The Sun (56).

Some of the nearest services available in IG8 8BA are Tugby & Tugby Surveyors (Building Surveyor), The Lg Group Premier Building (Builder), Byrne Builders (Builder), Redbridge Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Sheree Davenport Interior Design (Interior Designers), Plumb Go Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer), Bridge Flooring Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Carpets Direct UK Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Cii Design Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Interior & Exterior Decor by Tony (Painters & Decorators), Ecowatt Renewable Solutions Ltd (Electronic Shop), L J Mead & Son (DIY Shop), Saunier Duval (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Taylorglaze (Double Glazing Installer), Creative Curtains & Blinds (Curtain Supplier), K Lee (Carpenters & Joiners), T J Brandon (Painters & Decorators), Elite Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Callspeed Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), A N D Domestics (Appliance Repairs), T & D Maintenance Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), J & T Roofing Contractors (Roofing Contractors), Protech Alarms Ltd (Security systems), Pares Build Property Services (Electronic Shop), Days Installations (Plumbers), B Holloway (Bedroom Designer), M J Tiller Decorators (Painters & Decorators), All London Maintenance (Roofing Contractors), Chigwell Nursery (Garden Centres) and S & K Acoustic (Builder).

IG8 8BA has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Roding Valley, Grange Hill, Chigwell. 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. East India Pier, North Greenwich Pier, Woolwich Ferry North Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. IG8 8BA has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Fairlop Primary School, Ray Lodge Primary School, Roding Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include West Hatch High School, Ilford County High School, Caterham High School. Then there are others like The New Rush Hall School, St John's RC School (Essex), Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College.