Area Guide For KW16 3AD

When it comes to housing in the KW16 3AD area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 115, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 87. There are around 87 Shared ownership properties, 43 Local Authority rented, 100 Housing Association rented and around 124 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 105 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 112 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 122 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 76 are employed in Routine occupation and 88 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 83.

In KW16 3AD area, Couple with children amount to 81 while Couple without children amount to 114. The neighbourhood also has around 81 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 99 votes. Around 93 people are DIY enthusiasts, 99 people are interested in eating out, 98 like exercise, 96 are into football and 100 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 99 are into traveling.

The Daily Mail is the most subscribed (115) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Express (110), Daily Telegraph (110), The Guardian (105), The Independent (105), The Times (104), The Sun (87) and Daily Mirror (82).

Some of the nearest services available in KW16 3AD are Brian Brass (Builder), Imaginehowe (Furniture Designers), Dave Lazenby Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Waste Not (Furniture Stores), Phillips Heating Services (Plumbers), R Clouston Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), R L Smith (Carpenters & Joiners), M J Broom (Electronic Shop), Slater Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Duralife Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), E Fraser Electrical Orkney Ltd (Electronic Shop), Orkney Aggregates Ltd (Plumbers), Eoin Harcus (Carpenters & Joiners), Firm of a J Mathers Carpenter & Joiners (Carpenters & Joiners), Scapa Contractors (Plasterers), A M B Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), A Tait & Sons (Builder), G & A Barnie Group (Electronic Shop), Hayes Domestic Appliance Repairs (Appliance Repairs), Axminster Drainage Services (Drain & Sewer Services), R D Harmer (Painters & Decorators), L Burgher - Architect (Architect), R T Delve Ltd (Electronic Shop), Jason King (Painters & Decorators), Climax Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Windowcraft (Double Glazing Installer), Pipedream Plumbing (Plumbers), McAdie & Reeve (Removals & Storage Services), Above the Rest (Roofing Contractors), D R Gould (Builder), S & J Sclater (Gas Installers), Board Carpentry Services (Carpenters & Joiners), R S Merriman Ltd (Electronic Shop), Karl D Flett Ltd (Builder), S J Flint Ltd (Builder), Kenneth C Findlay (Painters & Decorators), Axminster Decorating Services Ltd (Painters & Decorators), A B Plumbing & Building Services (Plumbers), Wells Carpet Broker Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Otter Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Andrew Sinclair Ltd (Builder), Brough Wolstenholme Ltd (Furniture Stores), Drain Doctor Exeter (Plumbers), J & S Allan (Furniture Stores), Worthington's in Orkney (Builder), Bracey D A H (Builder), Gas Check South West (Gas Engineers), Nu-heat UK Ltd (Gas Installers), Littlejohn Removals (Removals & Storage Services), D K Electrical (Electronic Shop), P Ford Joinery & Carpentry (Carpenters & Joiners), Derek Roy Vincent (Carpenters & Joiners), Premier Builders (Builder), N J Whittaker Ltd (Builder), Perryman Brothers (Builder) and Stan Pyke Ltd (Builder).

KW16 3AD 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 Sumburgh Airport, Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, Scatsta Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal, Graemsay Orkney Ferry Terminal, North Hoy Orkney Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. KW16 3AD has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Stromness Primary School, Stenness Community School, Orphir Community School. Some of the secondary schools include Thurso High School, Stromness Academy, Kirkwall Grammar School. Then there are others like North Walls Community School, Stronsay Junior High School, Pierowall Junior High School.