Area Guide For SE17 1QQ

When it comes to housing in the SE17 1QQ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 66, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 87. There are around 196 Shared ownership properties, 104 Local Authority rented, 128 Housing Association rented and around 190 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 97 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 103 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 80 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 78 are employed in Routine occupation and 89 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 169.

In SE17 1QQ area, Couple with children amount to 118 while Couple without children amount to 87. The neighbourhood also has around 171 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 118 votes. Around 79 people are DIY enthusiasts, 89 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 103 are into football and 77 are fond of gardening. 96 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (236) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (202), Daily Mirror (113), The Sun (111), The Times (108), Daily Mail (88), Daily Express (69) and Daily Telegraph (53).

Some of the nearest services available in SE17 1QQ are Beds 4 U (Bed & Bedding Shop), Tangram Architects Ltd (Architect), Ivory Pearl Interiors (Furniture Stores), Leader Flooring Ltd (Flooring Services), M H T S (Key Cutting Services), The London Furniture Company (Furniture Stores), Paradise Home Furnishing (Furniture Stores), A E Scott Ltd (Carpet Fitter), The Facility Architects Ltd (Architect), Beaumont Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Brian Smith Construction (Builder), We Move All-removals (Removals & Storage Services), 1 Able Locksmith (Locksmiths), Cyril Silver & Partners (Building Surveyor), Van Man (Removals & Storage Services), The Furniture Union (Furniture Stores), Carpetright Plc (Carpet Fitter), Safe Gas (Gas Installers), Lana Broadcast Ltd (Builder), A Class Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), Locksmiths 881 (Locksmiths), Esatto Design (Architectural Service), A Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Kianfar Revell Interior Design (Interior Designers), Dreams Curtains Designs (Curtain Supplier), Bridges Removals (Removals & Storage Services), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Budget Carpets (Carpet Fitter), G Micah & Son (Builder) and Carpets-vinyl-laminate Flooring (Carpet Fitter).

SE17 1QQ 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. 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. SE17 1QQ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School, Surrey Square Foundation Infants' School, Surrey Square Junior School. Some of the secondary schools include St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School, Walworth Academy, Southwark Inclusive Learning Service. Then there are others like City of London School for Girls, Globe Academy, Evelina Hospital School.