Area Guide For SE16 2HY

When it comes to housing in the SE16 2HY 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 SE16 2HY 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 SE16 2HY are Reliable (Appliance Retailer), Maintain a Build Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), London Carpets & Flooring (Carpet Fitter), Rivercity Builders (Builder), Best Bunk Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Lisa Barton Interiors (Interior Designers), London Local Locksmiths (Locksmiths), The Plumbing & Heating Force (Gas Installers), F Q Contractors (Builder), Scott's Glass (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Home & Office Removals (Removals & Storage Services), All Locksmiths Needs (Locksmiths), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Lisa Barton Interiors (Curtain Supplier), Home Furniture Solutions Ltd (Furniture Stores), London Carpet & Flooring (Carpet Fitter), Sampson Associates (Architect), Victory Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), R A L A (Architect), Nicholas Lacey & Partners (Architect), Rutherford Harvey Architecture LLP (Architect), Lindsey Lang Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Plumblocal (Plumbers), C3 Flooring Ltd (Flooring Services), Debonair Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), M P A Architects (Architect), Heron Property Services Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Q Gas (Gas Engineers), F E E T (Bathroom Designer), Scotts Glass (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Sampson & Associates (Architect), Freeman Ankerman Partnership (Architect), Axis Mason Ltd (Architect), Evander (Locksmiths), Property Maintenance Solutions (Property Maintenance Services), A1 Foster Glass & Glazing (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Undercontrol (Plumbers), C Thorowgood Ltd (Furniture Stores), Big Vans Little Vans (Removals & Storage Services), Under Control Ltd (Plumbers) and Thorowgood Ltd (Furniture Stores).

SE16 2HY has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Canada Water. 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, Greenland Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SE16 2HY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Riverside Primary School, Southwark Park School, St James' Church of England Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include St Michael's Catholic College, Compass School Southwark, Southwark College. Then there are others like City of London School for Girls, Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, Globe Academy.