Area Guide For IV56 8FY

When it comes to housing in the IV56 8FY area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 130, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 119. There are around 47 Shared ownership properties, 16 Local Authority rented, 32 Housing Association rented and around 46 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 107 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 113 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 133 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 80 are employed in Routine occupation and 93 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 56.

In IV56 8FY area, Couple with children amount to 92 while Couple without children amount to 106. The neighbourhood also has around 52 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 88 votes. Around 116 people are DIY enthusiasts, 107 people are interested in eating out, 103 like exercise, 81 are into football and 120 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 117 are into traveling.

The Daily Express is the most subscribed (133) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mail (130), Daily Telegraph (126), The Times (89), Daily Mirror (84), The Sun (84), The Guardian (62) and The Independent (58).

Some of the nearest services available in IV56 8FY are Dunvegan Nursery (Garden Centres), Top Stitch (Curtain Supplier), Vernon Skinner Building Contractors (Builder), Rural Design Ltd (Architect), R K Joinery (Builder), Donnelly Property Maintenance (Property Maintenance Services), Ronnie Kroonstuiver (Builder), C W Plumbing (Plumbers), Napoli Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Roddy Macfarlane (Builder), R K Joinery (Builder), Mackenzie Building & Civil Engineering Contractors Ltd (Builder), A McDonald Builders (Carpenter), Howdens Joinery Isle of Skye (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Ian Richardson (Painters & Decorators), C W Plumbing (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Breton Coastal Homes (Architectural Service), Skye Shrubs Ltd (Garden Centres), Cormack Painters & Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Caberfeidh Electrics (Electronic Shop), Scottish Hydro Electric Plc (Electrician) and A McDonald (Carpenter).

IV56 8FY 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. IV56 8FY 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.