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

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.