Area Guide For IV47 8ST

When it comes to housing in the IV47 8ST area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 140, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 76. There are around 19 Shared ownership properties, 15 Local Authority rented, 36 Housing Association rented and around 140 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 96 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 99 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 255 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 66 are employed in Routine occupation and 87 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 34.

In IV47 8ST area, Couple with children amount to 81 while Couple without children amount to 114. The neighbourhood also has around 31 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 82 votes. Around 110 people are DIY enthusiasts, 103 people are interested in eating out, 98 like exercise, 73 are into football and 122 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 95 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (167) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (109), Daily Express (92), Daily Mail (91), The Guardian (81), The Sun (62), The Independent (50) and Daily Mirror (31).

Some of the nearest services available in IV47 8ST are Napoli Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Top Stitch (Curtain Supplier), R K Joinery (Builder), Donnelly Property Maintenance (Property Maintenance Services), Vernon Skinner Building Contractors (Builder), Rural Design Ltd (Architect), Ronnie Kroonstuiver (Builder), C W Plumbing (Plumbers), Mackenzie Building & Civil Engineering Contractors Ltd (Builder), A McDonald Builders (Carpenter), Ian Richardson (Painters & Decorators), C W Plumbing (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Breton Coastal Homes (Architectural Service), Cormack Painters & Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Skye Shrubs Ltd (Garden Centres), A McDonald (Carpenter), Dunvegan Nursery (Garden Centres), Roddy Macfarlane (Builder), R K Joinery (Builder), Caberfeidh Electrics (Electronic Shop), Scottish Hydro Electric Plc (Electrician) and Howdens Joinery Isle of Skye (Kitchen Designers & Installers).

IV47 8ST 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 Oban Airport, Islay Airport, Barra Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Portree Ferry Terminal, Sconser Isle Of Skye Ferry Terminal, Raasay Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. IV47 8ST has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Carbost Primary School, Struan Primary School, Portree Primary. Some of the secondary schools include Portree High School, Plockton High School, Mallaig High School. Then there are others like Paible School, Daliburgh School, Sir E Scott School.