Area Guide For LE5 2GL

When it comes to housing in the LE5 2GL area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 112, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 121. There are around 93 Shared ownership properties, 38 Local Authority rented, 53 Housing Association rented and around 51 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 60 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 85 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 92 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 137 are employed in Routine occupation and 132 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 98.

In LE5 2GL area, Couple with children amount to 100 while Couple without children amount to 100. The neighbourhood also has around 87 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 90 votes. Around 114 people are DIY enthusiasts, 104 people are interested in eating out, 102 like exercise, 94 are into football and 109 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 107 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (146) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (120), Daily Express (116), Daily Mail (93), Daily Telegraph (47), The Guardian (45), The Times (40) and The Independent (33).

Some of the nearest services available in LE5 2GL are Warwick Thompson Design (Carpenters & Joiners), Orbital Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Jetclean Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), T Laird (Roofing Contractors), E M C Ltd (Builder), Nexus (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Ayub Surtee (Painters & Decorators), Keep Dry Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Ronz Furniture (Furniture Stores), Dotcom Glazing Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), J O'Gorman (Builder), Greens D I Y Ltd (DIY Shop), K Massey (Carpet Cleaner), Billsons Heating Contractors (Gas Installers), Dale Embertons (Electronic Shop), Brown & Kirby Ltd (Builder), M & G Joiners (Carpenters & Joiners), Carpet World Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Gleaming Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Ray Spencer (Plumbers), Matrix Kitchens & Bedrooms Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Star Double Glazing UK (Double Glazing Installer), B & A Construction Leicester Ltd (Builder), J O'Gorman Building Contractors Leics Ltd (Builder), David Wells (Carpet Cleaner), Dan Willetts Plumbing (Plumbers), Coles Plant Centre (Garden Centres), Colin Ogden Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), L Brice (Plumbers), Eric R Gibbins (Plumbers), Gas Safety & Boilers Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), A K Davis Carpenter & Joiner (Carpenters & Joiners), H F W (Furniture Stores), Leicester Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), C J Godrich (Painters & Decorators), Jamaly D I Y & Hardware (DIY Shop), J F Goss (Carpenters & Joiners), Scraptoft Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Billson's Heating Contractors (Gas Installers), Premier Pattern Leicester Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), T N Edwards (Builder), Alif Carpets & Furnishers (Carpet Fitter), D M L (Electronic Shop), S H Plumbing Services (Plumbers), Alexander's Home & Gardens (Property Maintenance Services), Allandale Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), First Choice Plastering & Artexing (Plasterers), K S Throop (Builder), P & D Plumbing (Plumbers), D D Alarms & Cctv (Security systems), Thurnby Property Maintenance (Property Maintenance Services) and Parkinson Dodson & Cheung (Architect).

LE5 2GL 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 Birmingham International Airport, East Midlands Airport, Coventry Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. West Lynn Ferry Landing, King's Lynn Ferry Landing, Hull Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. LE5 2GL has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Willowbrook Primary School, Krishna-Avanti Primary School (Leicester), Thurnby Lodge Primary School and Speech and Language Unit. Some of the secondary schools include The City of Leicester College, Saint Paul's Catholic School, Judgemeadow Community College. Then there are others like Leicester Community Islamic School, Ash Field Academy, Nether Hall School.