Area Guide For KW17 2HW

When it comes to housing in the KW17 2HW area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 47, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 84. There are around 156 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 202 Housing Association rented and around 49 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 39 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 65 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 67 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 184 are employed in Routine occupation and 151 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 145.

In KW17 2HW area, Couple with children amount to 116 while Couple without children amount to 88. The neighbourhood also has around 166 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 93 votes. Around 107 people are DIY enthusiasts, 94 people are interested in eating out, 96 like exercise, 101 are into football and 96 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 86 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (164) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (79), Daily Express (72), Daily Mail (50), The Guardian (28), The Times (19), The Independent (17) and Daily Telegraph (15).

Some of the nearest services available in KW17 2HW are R Clouston Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Darren G Muir Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), R L Smith (Carpenters & Joiners), G & A Barnie Group (Electronic Shop), Eoin Harcus (Carpenters & Joiners), Rendall Furnishings (Furniture Stores), Nicolson Bros (Builder), Scapa Contractors (Plasterers), Steven G Bews Builder (Builder), D M Begley & Son (Plumbers), E Fraser Electrical Orkney Ltd (Electronic Shop), Orkney Aggregates Ltd (Plumbers), Peter Liddle (Builder), Wellpark Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Above the Rest (Roofing Contractors), Scottish Hydro Electric Plc (Electrician), Victor S Smith (Painters & Decorators), A B Plumbing & Building Services (Plumbers), Imaginehowe (Furniture Designers), Andrew Sinclair Ltd (Builder), Brough Wolstenholme Ltd (Furniture Stores), Littlejohn Removals (Removals & Storage Services), The Glass Shop (Double Glazing Installer), Gas Check South West (Gas Engineers), L Burgher - Architect (Architect), McAdie & Reeve (Removals & Storage Services), Kenneth C Findlay (Painters & Decorators), Mick Harcus (Painters & Decorators), Pipedream Plumbing (Plumbers), Sutherland A Painter & Decorator (Painters & Decorators), Stan Pyke Ltd (Builder), D C Macpherson (Plumbers), Karl D Flett Ltd (Builder) and K2 (Furniture Stores).

KW17 2HW 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, Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal, Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. KW17 2HW has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Dounby Community School, Evie Primary School, Firth Primary 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.