Area Guide For PO2 8LA

When it comes to housing in the PO2 8LA area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 66, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 76. There are around 149 Shared ownership properties, 69 Local Authority rented, 148 Housing Association rented and around 248 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 68 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 93 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 101 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 117 are employed in Routine occupation and 114 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 167.

In PO2 8LA area, Couple with children amount to 89 while Couple without children amount to 108. The neighbourhood also has around 138 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 109 votes. Around 90 people are DIY enthusiasts, 94 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 120 are into football and 84 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 86 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (122) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Express (86), Daily Mirror (86), Daily Mail (78), The Guardian (71), The Independent (59), The Times (56) and Daily Telegraph (43).

Some of the nearest services available in PO2 8LA are Mitie (Electronic Shop), Ross Associates Chartered Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Clean a Carpet Ltd (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Bradleys of Portsmouth Ltd (Bathroom Designer), Quality Drives (Paving Contractors), All Hours Drain & Plumbing Services Ltd (Drainage Contractor), Jordan Legge Ltd (Bedroom Designer), Garner Wood (Building Surveyor), S M S Carpet Fitting (Carpet Cleaner), Phipps Flooring (Flooring Services), A Man & Van Removals (Removals & Storage Services), I McPherson (Builder), M C Architectural Design (Architectural Service), A C T Electrical Solutions Ltd (Electronic Shop), 4 Effect (Painters & Decorators), Taylor Durant (Electronic Shop), Southern Boiler Services (Plumbers), Tudor Carpets Ltd (Carpet Fitter), The Furniture Factory (Furniture Stores), Madgwick Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), P L Flooring Services (Flooring Services), Victory Windows & Conservatories (Double Glazing Installer), Evolution Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Yule Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), A A A Appliances Ltd (Appliance Repairs), Jaybee Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Hampshire Drainage Solutions Ltd (Drainage Contractor), Kenn Scaddan Associates Ltd (Architect), Abacus Building Services (Builder) and Thorns Young (Architectural Service).

PO2 8LA 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. Portsmouth Continental 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. PO2 8LA has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Stamshaw Infant School, Stamshaw Junior School. Some of the secondary schools include Mayfield School, City of Portsmouth Girls' School, The City of Portsmouth Boys' School. Then there are others like The Harbour School, St John's College, Portsmouth High School.