Area Guide For SE17 1BU

When it comes to housing in the SE17 1BU 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 SE17 1BU 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 SE17 1BU are Fitzright Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Price Busters (DIY Shop), Beddy Buyz (Furniture Stores), bigvan.com (Removals & Storage Services), S H A Architecture & Design (Architect), S H A Architecture & Design (Architect), Beaumont Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Herbert & Duncalf Ltd (Architect), Beddy Buys (Furniture Stores), The London Furniture Company (Furniture Stores), The London Furniture Company (Furniture Stores), Paradise Home Furnishing (Furniture Stores), Paradise Home Furnishing (Furniture Stores), Leader Flooring Ltd (Flooring Services), Beds 4 U (Bed & Bedding Shop), Beds 4 U (Bed & Bedding Shop), Herbert & Duncalf Design LLP (Architect), We Move All-removals (Removals & Storage Services), We Move All-removals (Removals & Storage Services), 1 Able Locksmith (Locksmiths), 1 Able Locksmith (Locksmiths), Beaumont Beds Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop), Toh Shimazaki Architecture (Architect), Toh Shimazaki Architecture (Architect), The Furniture Union (Furniture Stores), The Furniture Union (Furniture Stores), Studio Seventi (Architect), Carpetright Plc (Carpet Fitter), Safe Gas (Gas Installers), Safe Gas (Gas Installers), M H T S (Key Cutting Services), M H T S (Key Cutting Services), Team 51 5 (Architect), Team 51 5 (Architect), I P T Architects (Architect), Exodus Removals (Removals & Storage Services), D S D H A (Architect), D S D H A (Architect), Locksmiths 881 (Locksmiths), Locksmiths 881 (Locksmiths), Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture (Architect), Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture (Architect), Brighthouse (Electrician), A Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), A Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Spa Mirror Co (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Spa Mirror Co (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Ivory Pearl Interiors (Furniture Stores), Ivory Pearl Interiors (Furniture Stores), A Class Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), A Class Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), A Class Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), Rocketvan Removal & Delivery (Removals & Storage Services), Seville Furniture (Furniture Stores), Elephant Discout Flooring (Carpet Fitter), Elephant Discout Flooring (Carpet Fitter), Albert Plastering & Tiling Services (Plasterers), Idris Perrineau Town Ltd (Architectural Service), Budget Carpets (Carpet Fitter) and Budget Carpets (Carpet Fitter).

SE17 1BU has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Borough, Elephant & Castle, Kennington. 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. London Bridge City Pier, Bankside Pier, Lambeth Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SE17 1BU has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Victory School, St John's Walworth Church of England Primary School, Robert Browning Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School, London College of Printing & Distributive Trades, Southwark Inclusive Learning Service. Then there are others like City of London School for Girls, Globe Academy, Evelina Hospital School.