Area Guide For NW8 8AQ

When it comes to housing in the NW8 8AQ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 27, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 37. There are around 186 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 211 Housing Association rented and around 142 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 65 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 74 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 61 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 91 are employed in Routine occupation and 103 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 205.

In NW8 8AQ area, Couple with children amount to 144 while Couple without children amount to 67. The neighbourhood also has around 255 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 121 votes. Around 75 people are DIY enthusiasts, 85 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 99 are into football and 61 are fond of gardening. 95 people also like music while 71 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (164) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (139), The Independent (125), Daily Mirror (120), The Times (85), Daily Mail (74), Daily Express (60) and Daily Telegraph (34).

Some of the nearest services available in NW8 8AQ are Mint Professional Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), London Glaziers (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Bent Ply (Furniture Stores), Arrow Electrical (Electrician), F S P Architects & Planners Ltd (Architect), Euro Master Locksmith (Locksmiths), Rare Rugs (Carpet Fitter), City Carpet Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Alan Higgs Architects Ltd (Architect), Mirror & Persian Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Kiki Furniture (Furniture Stores), studentpackers.com (Removals & Storage Services), Francesca Martire Ltd (Furniture Stores), M Construction UK Ltd (Builder), Higgs Young (Architect), The Cooker Centre (Appliance Retailer), Eileen Stirling Designs (Curtain Supplier), B G N Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Ratigan W J & Associates (Building Surveyor), Carden Cunietti Ltd (Interior Designers), Moving To (Removals & Storage Services), Hopkins Architects (Architect), Van Man in London (Removals & Storage Services), Take Cover (Curtain Supplier), Edgware Road Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Decoratum Ltd (Furniture Stores), Carpets at West One (Carpet Fitter), Consolidated Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Haniwell's Flooring Ltd (Carpet Fitter) and Modo Italia (Furniture Stores).

NW8 8AQ has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Marylebone, Edgware Road Bakerloo. There is also easy access to airports like London City Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London Luton Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Savoy Pier, Embankment Pier, Westminster Millennium Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. NW8 8AQ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Edward's RC Primary School, Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School, Gateway Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Sylvia Young Theatre School, Francis Holland School, Regent's Park, City of Westminster College. Then there are others like International Community School, King Solomon Academy, The American School in London.