Area Guide For SM5 2LA

When it comes to housing in the SM5 2LA area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 93, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 112. There are around 116 Shared ownership properties, 16 Local Authority rented, 50 Housing Association rented and around 164 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 142 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 132 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 93 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 71 are employed in Routine occupation and 81 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 93.

In SM5 2LA area, Couple with children amount to 92 while Couple without children amount to 106. The neighbourhood also has around 101 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 117 votes. Around 91 people are DIY enthusiasts, 99 people are interested in eating out, 99 like exercise, 118 are into football and 93 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 94 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (160) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (158), The Times (118), Daily Mail (97), Daily Telegraph (97), The Sun (86), Daily Express (83) and Daily Mirror (78).

Some of the nearest services available in SM5 2LA are Fullers Removals (Removals & Storage Services), G F C Electrical Contractors (Electronic Shop), Graph Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Elwyn's Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Dreams Construction Ltd (Builder), Aable Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Dial-a-glaze (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Gem Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Ray Martin (Boiler Repair & Servicer), J W Cannon & Co Ltd (Builder), Interheat (Gas Installers), The Glass Shop (Double Glazing Installer), S A S Window Sales Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), S W T Flooring (Flooring Store), Town & Country Carpets Ltd (Carpet Fitter), S T H Building Services (Painters & Decorators), Melvyn Clarke (DIY Shop), Gillett Flooring Contractors (Flooring Services), R C B Plumbing (Plumbers), M D Nicholass (Carpenters & Joiners), A P B Building Services (Builder), Unwin's Plumbers (Gas Engineers), N M Powell (Painters & Decorators), Get Decorated (Painters & Decorators), Halcyon Developments Ltd (Builder), Gustav Hoock (Builder), Quote-beater (Plumbers), D G Glass Designs Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), J P Electrical (Electronic Shop) and Neat Work (Carpet & Rugs Shop).

SM5 2LA 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 2LA has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Victor Seymour Infants School, St Mary's RC Infants School, Camden Junior School. Some of the secondary schools include Carshalton College, Carshalton High School for Girls, St Philomena's School. Then there are others like Carew Manor School, Sherwood Park School, Wandle Valley School.