Area Guide For IV51 9LJ

When it comes to housing in the IV51 9LJ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 179, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 92. There are around 20 Shared ownership properties, 4 Local Authority rented, 12 Housing Association rented and around 39 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 136 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 117 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 137 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 37.

In IV51 9LJ area, Couple with children amount to 67 while Couple without children amount to 124. The neighbourhood also has around 35 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 82 votes. Around 107 people are DIY enthusiasts, 108 people are interested in eating out, 105 like exercise, 72 are into football and 125 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 126 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (190), Daily Mail (156), Daily Express (151), The Independent (126), The Guardian (105), Daily Mirror (50) and The Sun (44).

Some of the nearest services available in IV51 9LJ are Top Stitch (Curtain Supplier), Vernon Skinner Building Contractors (Builder), Napoli Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), R Morrison & Son (Carpenters & Joiners), R K Joinery (Builder), Scott-conder Design (Architectural Service), Adam Macdonald Building & Joinery (Builder), Mr Donald Murray (Electronic Shop), Skye Removals & Storage (Removals & Storage Services), Howdens Joinery Isle of Skye (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Wittets Ltd (Architect), Macdougalls Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Skye Shrubs Ltd (Garden Centres), A McDonald (Carpenter), L Macintosh Building Services Skye Ltd (Builder), Roddy Macfarlane (Builder), Caberfeidh Electrics (Electronic Shop), Scottish Hydro Electric Plc (Electrician), Ian Richardson (Painters & Decorators), Macinnes I (Builder), C W Plumbing (Plumbers), Ronnie Kroonstuiver (Builder), M H Macleod Ltd (Electronic Shop), Breton Coastal Homes (Architectural Service), Brian Lees Joiner & Property Repairs (Carpenters & Joiners), Cormack Painters & Decorators (Painters & Decorators), D F Seel (Carpenter), A J Sheedy Plumbing & Heating Contractor (Plumbers), Finlay Morrison Joiner Skye Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners) and F Burstow (Architect).

IV51 9LJ 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. IV51 9LJ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Portree Primary, Raasay Primary School, Macdiarmid Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Portree High School, Plockton High School, Mallaig High School. Then there are others like Daliburgh School, Sir E Scott School, Tobermory High School.