Area Guide For SM5 1BL

When it comes to housing in the SM5 1BL area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 28, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 30. There are around 124 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 255 Housing Association rented and around 79 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 35 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 56 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 51 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 163 are employed in Routine occupation and 133 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 203.

In SM5 1BL area, Couple with children amount to 107 while Couple without children amount to 95. The neighbourhood also has around 233 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 107 votes. Around 91 people are DIY enthusiasts, 90 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 130 are into football and 76 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 78 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (156) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (105), Daily Express (71), Daily Mail (55), The Guardian (44), The Times (43), The Independent (28) and Daily Telegraph (23).

Some of the nearest services available in SM5 1BL are Homebuild Installations (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Denbar Property Maintenance Ltd (Builder), M & S Carpets & Flooring (Carpet Fitter), Drivewash (Paving Contractors), Nephew Builders (Builder), P Bricknell Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Drain Doctor (Drainage Contractor), W M Jeffrey (Kitchen Designers & Installers), D J R Builders Ltd (Builder), T & H Decorating (Painters & Decorators), B & B Homecare & D I Y (DIY Shop), Premier Construction (Builder), Demelec Ltd (Electronic Shop), Home Sweet Home Furniture (Furniture Stores), Mark Luigi (Gas Installers), J W Lockservices (Locksmiths), W Sharpless Roof Repairs (Roofing Contractors), Wimbledon Carpet Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Barry Windows (Double Glazing Installer), Bainbuild Roofing & Property Maintenance (Roofing Contractors), Thompson Decorators (Painters & Decorators), St James Plasterers (Plasterers), Merton Flooring (Flooring Services), A A Painting & Decorating (Painters & Decorators), John Clark Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Simon Englefield (Plasterers), Vesta Property Support Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Building Dimensions (Builder), Quattro Flooring Ltd (Flooring Services) and Gerard Skilling (Painters & Decorators).

SM5 1BL 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. Kingston Town End Pier, Kingston Turks Pier, Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SM5 1BL has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Malmesbury Primary School, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Tweeddale Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Harris Academy Morden, Greenshaw High School, Carshalton Boys Sports College. Then there are others like Perseid School, The SMART Centre, Wandle Valley School.