Area Guide For SP7 8AE

When it comes to housing in the SP7 8AE area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 79, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 83. There are around 105 Shared ownership properties, 110 Local Authority rented, 150 Housing Association rented and around 137 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 50 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 75 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 80 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 148 are employed in Routine occupation and 128 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 156.

In SP7 8AE area, Couple with children amount to 96 while Couple without children amount to 103. The neighbourhood also has around 141 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 100 votes. Around 98 people are DIY enthusiasts, 97 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 111 are into football and 89 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 90 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (140) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (120), Daily Express (86), The Guardian (84), Daily Mail (78), The Independent (62), The Times (51) and Daily Telegraph (45).

Some of the nearest services available in SP7 8AE are Meg Morton (Furniture Stores), Woodrow Home Maintenance Service (Property Maintenance Services), S W Electricals (Electronic Shop), Simon Brown Stonemasonary (Flooring Services), Strattons Carpets & Furniture (Carpet Fitter), A P Roberts Ltd (Builder), Get Plastered (Plasterers), L & J Dibben Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Partnership Fire & Security (Security systems), Proctor Watts Cole Rutter (Architect), Homemaker (Appliance Retailer), Prosser Building Services Ltd (Builder), Sarum Electrical Electric Contractors (Electronic Shop), Terry Watson (Painters & Decorators), E C Electricals (Electronic Shop), Three County Carpets Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Storm Building & Civil Engeneering (Builder), Jay Roberts Carpentry Ltd (Carpenter), L & J Dibben Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Richard J Hardiman (Electronic Shop), T C Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Ace Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Strattons Carpets & Furniture (Carpet Fitter), Wessex Group (Electronic Shop), Vertigo Roofing Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Country Kitchens of Shaftesbury (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Shaftesbury Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Lavender Lane Interiors (Interior Designers), Ace Plumbing Heating & Renewables (Plumbers), G M Spicer Roofing Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Wessex Electricals Ltd (Electronic Shop), Premier Decoration Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Wincombe Kitchens Bathrooms & Bedrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Kavanagh Roofing Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Chip N Nails (Builder), Partnership Security Ltd (Security systems), Owen Brockway Electricians (Electronic Shop) and Simali Stone Ltd (Flooring Services).

SP7 8AE 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 Bristol Airport, Exeter International Airport, Southampton Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Poole Quay Ferry Landing, Poole Ferry Terminal, Brownsea Island Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SP7 8AE has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School, The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Port Regis Preparatory School. Some of the secondary schools include Shaftesbury School, Gillingham School, St Mary's School (Shaftesbury). Then there are others like Boveridge House School, Yewstock School, Bishopstrow College.