Area Guide For PO1 3BQ

When it comes to housing in the PO1 3BQ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 84, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 91. There are around 145 Shared ownership properties, 21 Local Authority rented, 72 Housing Association rented and around 248 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 205 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 145 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 85 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 42 are employed in Routine occupation and 55 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 86.

In PO1 3BQ area, Couple with children amount to 71 while Couple without children amount to 121. The neighbourhood also has around 87 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 138 votes. Around 66 people are DIY enthusiasts, 90 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 151 are into football and 69 are fond of gardening. 96 people also like music while 72 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (186) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (170), The Times (141), The Sun (91), Daily Mail (82), Daily Telegraph (79), Daily Express (62) and Daily Mirror (61).

Some of the nearest services available in PO1 3BQ are Direct Carpet Centre (Carpet Fitter), Portsmouth Builders (Builder), Finest Construction Ltd (Builder), D L G Decorating & Property Solutions (Painters & Decorators), Parker Torrington Ltd (Building Surveyor), Blatchfords Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Adams Carpentry (Carpenters & Joiners), currys.digital (Electrician), Davies Plumbing Services (Plumbers), High & Dry Waterbeds (Bed & Bedding Shop), E L J Furnishing (Furniture Stores), The Old School Kitchen Company (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Vinnie Strevens (Plasterers), L R Bespoke Decor (Painters & Decorators), N D Contracting (Builder), Kerr Livingstone Architects & Designers (Architect), Lucas Windebank & McNally (Builder), The Salvation Army Furniture Store (Furniture Stores), E A Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Carpet 4 Less (Carpet Fitter), Design Drawn Ltd (Architectural Service), P J M Decorating Services (Painters & Decorators), Bill Reid Builders (Builder), Anylock (Locksmiths), Deer Park Alpha (Architect), Kerley Builders Ltd (Builder), Plc Architects (Architect), The Salvation Army Furniture Store (Furniture Stores), Carpet Clearance Warehouse (Carpet Fitter), Russell Baldwin (Carpenters & Joiners), Carpet 4 Less (Carpet Fitter), Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (Property Maintenance Services), Westcott Construction Ltd (Builder), G & N Building Services Ltd (Builder), Anglian Home Improvements (Double Glazing Installer), Dreams Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop), G W Brennan (Plumbers), Oakworth Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), Dave Knipe Roof Repairs (Roofing Contractors), Brighthouse (Electrician), Gun Point (Property Maintenance Services), Valentine Carpet Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Blue Mechanical Services Ltd (Gas Installers), Smarter Coatings Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Back Care Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), 1st Choice Building (Builder), Tim Sage-chartered Architect-limited (Architect), Aphrodite DIY (Painters & Decorators), G P Magri Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Agincourt Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Maplin Electronics Ltd (Electrician), Price Roofing (Roofing Contractors), D J Bonage (Builder), A Class Electrical (Electronic Shop) and Brighthouse (Electrician).

PO1 3BQ 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 London Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, Southampton Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Gosport Ferry Terminal, Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier, Portsmouth IOW Car Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. PO1 3BQ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Jude's CofE Primary School, The Portsmouth Grammar Junior School, St George's Beneficial CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include St Edmund's Catholic School, Charter Academy, The Portsmouth Grammar School. Then there are others like Mayville High School, St John's College, Portsmouth High School.