Area Guide For IG8 9GT

When it comes to housing in the IG8 9GT area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 84, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 91. There are around 145 Shared ownership properties, 21 Local Authority rented, 72 Housing Association rented and around 248 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 205 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 145 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 85 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 42 are employed in Routine occupation and 55 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 86.

In IG8 9GT area, Couple with children amount to 71 while Couple without children amount to 121. The neighbourhood also has around 87 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 138 votes. Around 66 people are DIY enthusiasts, 90 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 151 are into football and 69 are fond of gardening. 96 people also like music while 72 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (186) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (170), The Times (141), The Sun (91), Daily Mail (82), Daily Telegraph (79), Daily Express (62) and Daily Mirror (61).

Some of the nearest services available in IG8 9GT are Firstaim Ltd (Architect), Archicraft Ltd (Architect), Woodford Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), J & C Meadows (Builder), Almasters Lock & Safe Co (Locksmiths), Inside Job by Lellow (Interior Designers), 247handyman.co.uk (Property Maintenance Services), Rainbow Kitchens & Bathrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Victoria Heating & Plumbing London Ltd (Gas Installers), Kitchen Design & Advice (Kitchen Designers & Installers), M G Builders (Carpenters & Joiners), B Hayden & Co (Plasterers), T W Installations Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), A Car Key (Locksmiths), Oak Wood Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Dalewood Construction Ltd (Builder), A Nice Man with A Van (Removals & Storage Services), Highams Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), S E Plumbing Services (Plumbers), Arthur Leslie Tomlinson (Builder), Frederic Centelles (Architect), G V Roofing Co (Roofing Contractors), Forest Floors Ltd (Flooring Services), Holmes Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Parnone Builders Ltd (Builder), Biasi Combi Repairs (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Dream Bedroom & Kitchen Designs (Bedroom Designer), Unami Interior Design (Interior Designers), Woodford Carpet Shop (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Andrews Building & Maintenance Co (Builder), Benefax Fabric Care (Carpet & Rugs Shop) and Martin Lock & Safe Ltd (Locksmiths).

IG8 9GT has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include 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, Canary Wharf Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. IG8 9GT has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Churchfields Junior School, Winston House Preparatory School, St Aubyn's School. Some of the secondary schools include Woodford County High School, Highams Park School, Woodbridge High School. Then there are others like Joseph Clarke School, Whitefield Schools and Centre, Brookfield House School.