Area Guide For SP8 5HS

When it comes to housing in the SP8 5HS area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 140, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 76. There are around 19 Shared ownership properties, 15 Local Authority rented, 36 Housing Association rented and around 140 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 96 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 99 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 255 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 66 are employed in Routine occupation and 87 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 34.

In SP8 5HS area, Couple with children amount to 81 while Couple without children amount to 114. The neighbourhood also has around 31 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 82 votes. Around 110 people are DIY enthusiasts, 103 people are interested in eating out, 98 like exercise, 73 are into football and 122 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 95 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (167) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (109), Daily Express (92), Daily Mail (91), The Guardian (81), The Sun (62), The Independent (50) and Daily Mirror (31).

Some of the nearest services available in SP8 5HS are D J B Plumbing Service (Plumbers), Yen Stone Walling & Paving (Paving Contractors), Gillingham Suite & Bed Centre (Furniture Stores), T J Colliss Building Contractor (Builder), Wincanton Roofing Co (Roofing Contractors), Regency Renovations UK Ltd (Builder), R & S Lewis (Carpenters & Joiners), Griffiths L H (Builder), Robert Green Plumbing & Heating Engineers (Gas Installers), Dextra Lighting Systems Plc (Lighting Stores), Olliebobs (Furniture Stores), R M Donnelly (Electronic Shop), Johnson's of Shaftesbury Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), Andy Sumner Electrical & Data (Electronic Shop), Clifford T Shean (Electronic Shop), S M Broughton Electrical Contractor (Electronic Shop), S P A Franks Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Thorngrove Garden Centre (Garden Centres), R A McCrae Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Gillingham Glass Company Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Sandys Removals & Container Storage (Removals & Storage Services), M Lever (Electronic Shop), Lampard Electrics Ltd (Electronic Shop), S C Hookins Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Paul Builders (Builder), Marnhull Roofing (Roofing Contractors), P J Light (Carpenters & Joiners), 3 County Locksmiths Ltd (Locksmiths), Wessex Waste Disposal Ltd (Drainage Contractor) and Masterfit Flooring (Flooring Store).

SP8 5HS 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 5HS has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Wyke Primary School, Hollyfields School, Abbas and Templecombe Church of England Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Sturminster Newton High School, Gillingham School, King Arthur's Community School. Then there are others like Yewstock School, Bruton School for Girls, Chilton Cantelo School.