Area Guide For SE8 5QT

When it comes to housing in the SE8 5QT 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 SE8 5QT 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 SE8 5QT are Guaranteed Asphalt Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Johnnys D I Y & Building Supplies (DIY Shop), We Love to Move It (Removals & Storage Services), Precision Plumbing Solutions (Plumbers), Iris's Curtains (Curtain Supplier), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), D C H Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Creative Building & Joinery Ltd (Builder), 1st Class Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), A Building Services (Electronic Shop), Conway Associates (Building Surveyor), D G Transport (Removals & Storage Services), Docklands Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Countdelve Ltd (Flooring Services), S I Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Swiftflow Maintenance Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Edwards Electrical Contracts Ltd (Electronic Shop), Top Layer Interiors Ltd (Curtain Supplier), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), A & E Elkins Ltd (Roofing Contractors), A 2 Z Furniture (Furniture Stores), Helena Platt (Carpenters & Joiners), B P T W (Architect), I S S Adviance Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Security Systems 24 7 Ltd (Security systems), G S Carpet Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Steven Collins Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Map Glass Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Gooden Textiles (Curtain Supplier) and Based Upon (Furniture Designers).

SE8 5QT has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include New Cross, New Cross Gate. 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. SE8 5QT has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Deptford Park Primary School, Grinling Gibbons Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Bellerbys College London, Deptford Green School, Addey and Stanhope School. Then there are others like Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit, St Matthew Academy, Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College.