Area Guide For SP8 4RN

When it comes to housing in the SP8 4RN area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 157, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 106. There are around 49 Shared ownership properties, 10 Local Authority rented, 20 Housing Association rented and around 35 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 79 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 98 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 99 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 89 are employed in Routine occupation and 101 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 65.

In SP8 4RN area, Couple with children amount to 78 while Couple without children amount to 117. The neighbourhood also has around 61 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 80 votes. Around 112 people are DIY enthusiasts, 106 people are interested in eating out, 103 like exercise, 82 are into football and 119 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 119 are into traveling.

The Daily Express is the most subscribed (163) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mail (135), Daily Mirror (122), Daily Telegraph (100), The Sun (85), The Times (70), The Guardian (63) and The Independent (56).

Some of the nearest services available in SP8 4RN are M Lever (Electronic Shop), Valecraft (Double Glazing Installer), Roman Glass Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Masterfit Flooring (Flooring Store), B C S of Gillingham (Gas Installers), Griffiths L H (Builder), Sandys Removals & Container Storage (Removals & Storage Services), Dextra Lighting Systems Plc (Lighting Stores), Kevin Mitchell (Builder), D J B Plumbing Service (Plumbers), Gillingham Suite & Bed Centre (Furniture Stores), T J Colliss Building Contractor (Builder), Plantworld Nursery (Garden Centres), Andy Sumner Electrical & Data (Electronic Shop), Clifford T Shean (Electronic Shop), Olliebobs (Furniture Stores), Maple Preservation (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Steven J Chown (Painters & Decorators), Brimble Lea & Partners (Architectural Service), Kevin I Francis (Plumbers), Howdens Joinery Co (Carpenters & Joiners), Gillingham Glass Company Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), A R Ward (Builder), Johnson's of Shaftesbury Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), R A McCrae Roofing (Roofing Contractors), S J Graham Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Plumbers), Thorngrove Garden Centre (Garden Centres), A P Sheppard & Son (Builder), Lampard Electrics Ltd (Electronic Shop) and S C Hookins Roofing (Roofing Contractors).

SP8 4RN 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 Cardiff Airport, Bristol 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. SP8 4RN has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Gillingham Primary School, Wyke Primary School, Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary 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.