Area Guide For KW16 3HR

When it comes to housing in the KW16 3HR area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 157, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 86. There are around 36 Shared ownership properties, 17 Local Authority rented, 45 Housing Association rented and around 77 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 131 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 116 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 148 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 52 are employed in Routine occupation and 70 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 42.

In KW16 3HR area, Couple with children amount to 71 while Couple without children amount to 122. The neighbourhood also has around 46 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 86 votes. Around 99 people are DIY enthusiasts, 104 people are interested in eating out, 102 like exercise, 73 are into football and 116 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 113 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (224) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (166), Daily Mail (137), The Independent (133), Daily Express (132), The Guardian (119), Daily Mirror (59) and The Sun (54).

Some of the nearest services available in KW16 3HR are A M B Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), M J Broom (Electronic Shop), R L Smith (Carpenters & Joiners), Slater Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Duralife Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), E Fraser Electrical Orkney Ltd (Electronic Shop), Orkney Aggregates Ltd (Plumbers), A Tait & Sons (Builder), G & A Barnie Group (Electronic Shop), Premier Builders (Builder), N J Whittaker Ltd (Builder), Derek Roy Vincent (Carpenters & Joiners), Firm of a J Mathers Carpenter & Joiners (Carpenters & Joiners), Scapa Contractors (Plasterers), D R Gould (Builder), Above the Rest (Roofing Contractors), S & J Sclater (Gas Installers), Gas Check South West (Gas Engineers), Nu-heat UK Ltd (Gas Installers), Bracey D A H (Builder), Littlejohn Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Wells Carpet Broker Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Axminster Decorating Services Ltd (Painters & Decorators), A B Plumbing & Building Services (Plumbers), Drain Doctor Exeter (Plumbers), J & S Allan (Furniture Stores), Worthington's in Orkney (Builder), Andrew Sinclair Ltd (Builder), Brough Wolstenholme Ltd (Furniture Stores), Brian Brass (Builder), Dave Lazenby Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Phillips Heating Services (Plumbers), R Clouston Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), R T Delve Ltd (Electronic Shop), Jason King (Painters & Decorators), Imaginehowe (Furniture Designers), D K Electrical (Electronic Shop), P Ford Joinery & Carpentry (Carpenters & Joiners), R D Harmer (Painters & Decorators), L Burgher - Architect (Architect), Eoin Harcus (Carpenters & Joiners), Waste Not (Furniture Stores), S J Flint Ltd (Builder), Kenneth C Findlay (Painters & Decorators), McAdie & Reeve (Removals & Storage Services), Climax Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Windowcraft (Double Glazing Installer), Pipedream Plumbing (Plumbers), Hayes Domestic Appliance Repairs (Appliance Repairs), Axminster Drainage Services (Drain & Sewer Services), Perryman Brothers (Builder), Stan Pyke Ltd (Builder), Board Carpentry Services (Carpenters & Joiners), R S Merriman Ltd (Electronic Shop), Karl D Flett Ltd (Builder), Otter Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer) and K2 (Furniture Stores).

KW16 3HR 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 3HR 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.