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

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.