Area Guide For SE26 5BE

When it comes to housing in the SE26 5BE area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 48, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 73. There are around 189 Shared ownership properties, 35 Local Authority rented, 171 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 148 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 124 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 64 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 62 are employed in Routine occupation and 69 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 123.

In SE26 5BE area, Couple with children amount to 60 while Couple without children amount to 129. The neighbourhood also has around 112 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 132 votes. Around 61 people are DIY enthusiasts, 91 people are interested in eating out, 99 like exercise, 132 are into football and 58 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (231) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (199), The Times (134), The Sun (77), Daily Express (73), Daily Mail (73), Daily Telegraph (59) and Daily Mirror (46).

Some of the nearest services available in SE26 5BE are Response Solutions Ltd (Plumbers), 140 Interiors (Furniture Stores), E D S Plastering (Plasterers), Impulse Fire & Security Ltd (Security systems), Acreyard Ltd (Interior Designers), Tamplin B & Co (Builder), Howdens Joinery Sydenham (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Relyon Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Purelybeds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Niblock Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Blanche Building (Builder), London Carpet Cleaners (Carpet & Rugs Shop), In Ex (Property Maintenance Services), First Class Building (Bathroom Designer), D J Searle Plastering Contractor (Plasterers), Floor Sanding Services London (Flooring Services), Emmanuelle Lemoine Interiors (Interior Designers), A G A Plumbing (Plumbers), Forward Architecture (Architect), F K Ellis & Sons Ltd (Electrician), D Dolman (Electronic Shop), R D C S Chartered Surveyors (Building Surveyor), P J Bond Construction Ltd (Builder), Dyno Plumbing (Plumbers), Dyno (Drainage Contractor), Niblock Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Carpet Upholstery Cleaners (Carpet & Rugs Shop), P J Flooring (Flooring Services), Dyno-rod (Drain & Sewer Services), Brown Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Sydenham Beds Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), A T P Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), M W Flooring (Carpet Fitter) and Screwfix (DIY Shop).

SE26 5BE has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include . 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. Greenwich Pier, Masthouse Terrace Pier, Greenland Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SE26 5BE has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Our Lady and St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary School, Haseltine Primary School, Elfrida Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Sedgehill School, Harris Academy Bromley, Forest Hill School. Then there are others like Brent Knoll School, Abbey Manor College, St Dunstan's College.