Area Guide For SE1 5LJ

When it comes to housing in the SE1 5LJ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 27, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 36. There are around 175 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 215 Housing Association rented and around 149 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 83 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 87 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 66 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 85 are employed in Routine occupation and 97 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 184.

In SE1 5LJ area, Couple with children amount to 125 while Couple without children amount to 82. The neighbourhood also has around 245 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 119 votes. Around 76 people are DIY enthusiasts, 88 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 101 are into football and 61 are fond of gardening. 98 people also like music while 79 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (184) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (155), The Sun (134), Daily Mirror (122), The Times (97), Daily Mail (79), Daily Express (70) and Daily Telegraph (39).

Some of the nearest services available in SE1 5LJ are Argent (Gas Installers), Harvey Jones Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Sampson & Associates (Architect), Studio 4 (Architect), Rivercity Builders (Builder), Proctor & Matthews Architects Ltd (Architect), Carpet Cleaners Se1 (Carpet & Rugs Shop), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), Reliable (Appliance Retailer), Maintain a Build Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Lisa Barton Interiors (Interior Designers), Simon Whitehead Architects (Architect), Scotts Glass (Window Replacement & Glaziers), M R A (Architect), Lindsey Lang Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Plumblocal (Plumbers), D R M M (Architect), Bpinstalation Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Foster Lomas Architects (Architect), F Q Contractors (Builder), A Z Urban Studio Ltd (Architect), Heron Property Services Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Q Gas (Gas Engineers), Schmidt Hammer Lassen Ltd (Architectural Service), Sampson Associates (Architect), Reardon Smith Architects (Architect), Home Furniture Solutions Ltd (Furniture Stores), Currys Pc World (Electrician), Brylee Removal Services Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), Lisa Barton Interiors (Curtain Supplier), Aegis Design (Architect), All Locksmiths Needs (Locksmiths), R A Y Electrical (Electronic Shop), Victory Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), R A L A (Architect), Forge Architects (Architect), S M C Design (Interior Designers), Currys (Appliance Retailer), E C D Architects Ltd (Architect), Debonair Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Schwinge Ltd (Architectural Service), L N E Electrical Contractors Ltd (Electronic Shop), Benchmarx Kitchen Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Baca Architects (Architect), Moreysmith Ltd (Architectural Service), Evander (Locksmiths), Man With Van Vauxhall (Removals & Storage Services), Fast Auto Locksmiths (Locksmiths), D F S (Furniture Stores), Man With Van Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Thorowgood Ltd (Furniture Stores), Removals & Storage London (Removals & Storage Services), M & E Heating & Property Services Ltd (Gas Installers), C Thorowgood Ltd (Furniture Stores), London Local Locksmiths (Locksmiths), S M C Design (Interior Designers), Latitude Architects (Architect), Benchmarx Kitchen & Joinery Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Keegans Ltd (Building Surveyor), R R Paice & Co (Building Surveyor), A D P (Architect), Inside Out Architecture (Architect), Inside Out Architecture (Architect), Direct Painters Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Landolt & Brown (Architect), Proun (Architect), Design Cubed (Architect), Southwark Council Building Services (Property Maintenance Services) and B & Q Plc (DIY Shop).

SE1 5LJ has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Bermondsey, Surrey Quays. There is also easy access to airports like London City Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Tower Millennium Pier, St Katharine's Pier, London Bridge City Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SE1 5LJ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Cherry Garden School, Southwark Free School, Phoenix Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Harris Academy Bermondsey, Spa School, City of London Academy (Southwark). Then there are others like Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, Globe Academy, New Hope Christian Academy.