Area Guide For IG8 8LR

When it comes to housing in the IG8 8LR area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 131, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 126. There are around 44 Shared ownership properties, 9 Local Authority rented, 20 Housing Association rented and around 39 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 96 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 112 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 100 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 76 are employed in Routine occupation and 96 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 72.

In IG8 8LR area, Couple with children amount to 99 while Couple without children amount to 101. The neighbourhood also has around 70 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 91 votes. Around 107 people are DIY enthusiasts, 105 people are interested in eating out, 106 like exercise, 84 are into football and 111 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 115 are into traveling.

The Daily Express is the most subscribed (148) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mail (136), Daily Mirror (110), Daily Telegraph (101), The Independent (92), The Times (89), The Guardian (86) and The Sun (81).

Some of the nearest services available in IG8 8LR are Booth's Electrical Engineers Ltd (Electronic Shop), All Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Firstaim Ltd (Architect), Broadway Music & Vision (Electrician), Inside Job by Lellow (Interior Designers), National Security Systems Group (Security systems), Summit Double Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), J P S Plastering Services (Plasterers), Ideal Handyman (Property Maintenance Services), Rainbow Kitchens & Bathrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), D K S General Services (Boiler Repair & Servicer), P M O'Brien (Bricklayer), A N D Domestics (Appliance Repairs), Victoria Heating & Plumbing London Ltd (Gas Installers), Dannatt Properties (Gas Engineers), Bell Contracts UK Ltd (Plasterers), A J Boyce (Painters & Decorators), 247handyman.co.uk (Property Maintenance Services), Topspread Quality Plastering (Plasterers), London City Locks Ltd (Locksmiths), L F S (Furniture Stores), Gilbert & McCarthy (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Advanced Woodford Glazing Co (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Clean Masters Ltd (Carpet & Rugs Shop), 247 Handyman Co UK (Property Maintenance Services), Copping Abbott Architectural Profiles (Architect), Screwfix (DIY Shop), Redbridge Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Grove Windows (Double Glazing Installer), Carpet Crazy (Flooring Services), Oak Wood Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Dalewood Construction Ltd (Builder), City Plumbing Ltd (Plumbers), D Flynn Carpets Ltd (Carpet Fitter), K Lee (Carpenters & Joiners), L N M (Plasterers), Bell Contracts UK Ltd (Plasterers), Carpet Care (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Capital Carpets & Flooring Contractors (Carpet Fitter), B B L Construction London Ltd (Builder), M G Builders (Carpenters & Joiners), McDonnell Plumbing & Heating Services (Plumbers), Tradeactual & Son Ltd (Drainage Contractor), R J V Plastering (Plasterers), S E Plumbing Services (Plumbers), Plumb Go Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer), Holmes Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Jordan James Ltd (Electronic Shop), T W Betts Carpet Consultants Ltd (Carpet Cleaner), G M S London (Builder), Days Installations (Plumbers), Indigroid Interiors Ltd (Interior Designers), Carlton Construction (Builder) and Andrews Building & Maintenance Co (Builder).

IG8 8LR has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Redbridge, South Woodford, Woodford. 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 8LR has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Oakdale Junior School, Hatton School, Glade Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Beal High School, Woodbridge High School, Caterham High School. Then there are others like Forest School, Stradbroke, St John's RC School (Essex).