Area Guide For SE17 1RA

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

SE17 1RA 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, London Bridge City Pier, Bankside Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SE17 1RA has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School, Victory 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.