Area Guide For NW8 8LU

When it comes to housing in the NW8 8LU 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 8LU 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 8LU are Mark Wilkinson Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), Carden Cunietti (Interior Designers), London Glaziers (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Arrow Electrical (Electrician), Handyman St Johns Wood (Property Maintenance Services), M M M (Architect), Bent Ply (Furniture Stores), Century Estate Maintenance (Property Maintenance Services), Modo Italia (Furniture Stores), Trickett Associates (Architect), Kassis Interiors (Interior Designers), Anglia Design (Architect), Rare Rugs (Carpet Fitter), City Carpet Ltd (Carpet Fitter), The Cooker Centre (Appliance Retailer), Francesca Martire Ltd (Furniture Stores), Formwork Architects Ltd (Architect), All Day Emergency Gas Services (Gas Engineers), Wickham & Associates (Architect), Edge Interiors (Interior Designers), M Construction UK Ltd (Builder), Eileen Stirling Designs (Curtain Supplier), B G N Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Zac Design & Refurbishment Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), E N London Ltd (Electronic Shop), Alan Higgs Architects Ltd (Architect), Maida Vale Locksmith 4 U (Locksmiths), Hopkins Architects (Architect), Ratigan W J & Associates (Building Surveyor), Carden Cunietti Ltd (Interior Designers), Moving To (Removals & Storage Services), Moving Services (Removals & Storage Services), Tower Electrical Fire & Safety Ltd (Electronic Shop), Decoratum Ltd (Furniture Stores), St Johns Wood Interiors (Interior Designers), Consolidated Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Haniwell's Flooring Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Callfix (Property Maintenance Services), Man With Van Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Take Cover (Curtain Supplier), Edgware Road Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Mirror & Persian Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Maida Vale Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Zoom Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Abbey Lock & Safe (Locksmiths), Kiki Furniture (Furniture Stores), studentpackers.com (Removals & Storage Services) and Man With Van (Removals & Storage Services).

NW8 8LU has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Edgware Road Circle, 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 8LU has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Edward's RC Primary School, Gateway Primary School, L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire. 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.