Area Guide For SP7 8BG

When it comes to housing in the SP7 8BG area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 157, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 86. There are around 36 Shared ownership properties, 17 Local Authority rented, 45 Housing Association rented and around 77 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 131 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 116 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 148 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 52 are employed in Routine occupation and 70 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 42.

In SP7 8BG area, Couple with children amount to 71 while Couple without children amount to 122. The neighbourhood also has around 46 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 86 votes. Around 99 people are DIY enthusiasts, 104 people are interested in eating out, 102 like exercise, 73 are into football and 116 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 113 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (224) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (166), Daily Mail (137), The Independent (133), Daily Express (132), The Guardian (119), Daily Mirror (59) and The Sun (54).

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

SP7 8BG 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 8BG 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 Yewstock School, Bruton School for Girls, Bishopstrow College.