Area Guide For PR8 2FY

When it comes to housing in the PR8 2FY 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 PR8 2FY 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 PR8 2FY are Van Gogh Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Chavasse Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), R Ferguson Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), M D Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Evans Bros Southport Ltd (Builder), Garryowen Ltd (Roofing Contractors), S J Carpets Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Homeworks Joinery & Upvc Specialists (Carpenter), Westrare Ltd (Builder), Northern Design Unit (Interior Designers), R J Byrne Construction (Builder), Knight Security Systems (Security systems), Trinity (Plumbers), J Blundell (Builder), M J McKettrick Joinery Services (Double Glazing Installer), 82 Manchester Road Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Mark One (Carpenters & Joiners), Birkdale Curtains & Rag Doll (Curtain Supplier), K J Wilcock (Plasterers), Neil Staines Block Paving (Paving Contractors), Photondale Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Halsall Homecare (Appliance Repairs), Paint 'n' Paper (DIY Shop), Master of Plaster (Plasterers), Ragdoll & Birkdale Curtains (Curtain Supplier), Premier Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Mark Vernon Heating & Plumbing Engineer (Plumbers), Rod Ainsworth Architects (Architect), Gilston Building Services (Builder), J M B Plumbing (Plumbers), Ashley Kitchen & Bathroom Design Centre Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Village Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Birkdale Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Birkdale Carpets Est 40 Years (Carpet Fitter) and Forshaws Roofing (Roofing Contractors).

PR8 2FY 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 Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Blackpool International Airport, Manchester International Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Seacombe Ferry Terminal, Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal, Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. PR8 2FY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Linaker Primary School, Birkdale Primary School, St Teresa's Catholic Infant School. Some of the secondary schools include Southport College, Greenbank High School, Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre. Then there are others like Kingswood College, Merefield School, Peterhouse School.