Area Guide For SW12 8LQ

When it comes to housing in the SW12 8LQ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 83, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 87. There are around 97 Shared ownership properties, 27 Local Authority rented, 66 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 255 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 157 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 88 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 30 are employed in Routine occupation and 39 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 80.

In SW12 8LQ area, Couple with children amount to 90 while Couple without children amount to 108. The neighbourhood also has around 91 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 122 votes. Around 60 people are DIY enthusiasts, 93 people are interested in eating out, 98 like exercise, 103 are into football and 69 are fond of gardening. 98 people also like music while 85 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (255), The Times (255), Daily Telegraph (140), Daily Mail (80), Daily Mirror (55), The Sun (52) and Daily Express (49).

Some of the nearest services available in SW12 8LQ are Kitchen Koncepts (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Dow Jones Architects (Architect), New London Glass Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), New London Glass Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Decorate Wise (DIY Shop), Charles Jones (Architect), Damp & Timberguard (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Dow Jones Architects Ltd (Architect), Silver Saints (Property Maintenance Services), Anthony Thomas Architects Ltd (Architect), Build London (Builder), Build London (Builder), T M Ryan & Sons (Roofing Contractors), Balham Locksmith 24 Hours (Locksmiths), Planaid (Architectural Service), Balham Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), A Painter Decorator & Handyman (Painters & Decorators), Carpet Base (Carpet Fitter), Carpet Base (Carpet Fitter), Handy Moves (Removals & Storage Services), All Timber Infestation & Consultancy Services Ltd (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Multiserve (Property Maintenance Services), Victoria Fairfax (Interior Designers), Force Homecare (DIY Shop), South London Lofts Ltd (Loft Converters), Revamp Interiors Ltd (Interior Designers), Arnica Green Heating (Gas Engineers), Charlotte Gaskell Oriental Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Grimston Construction Ltd (Builder), Bricklaying Services Ltd (Bricklayer), Skirting Broads (Painters & Decorators), Skirting Broads (Painters & Decorators), Atlas D I Y Centre (DIY Shop), Space Inside (Interior Designers), Krailler Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Krailler Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Task Electrical (Electronic Shop), Evans Care Heating Service (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Alexander Heating (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Fred Locksmith & Key (Locksmiths), Whippet (Interior Designers), Charles Yeatman (Painters & Decorators), Jensen Tyrrell (Building Surveyor), R G Flooring (Flooring Store), R G Flooring London Ltd (Flooring Store), Wooden Floor Specialists Ltd (Flooring Services), R S Electrical UK (Electronic Shop), Man With Van Balham (Removals & Storage Services), S W Locks & Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Mulitserve (Plumbers), D B Plumbing Services (Plumbers), J Workman (Gas Engineers), 24 Hour Emergency Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Man With Van Removals (Removals & Storage Services), A J Brickwork (Builder), A J Brickwork (Builder), Foxton Removals & House Clearence (Removals & Storage Services), Hire Man & Van (Removals & Storage Services), Cleaning Services Balham (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Nethaway Bros (Builder) and Nethaway Bros (Builder).

SW12 8LQ has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Balham, Tooting Bec. There is also easy access to airports like London City Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Cadogan Pier, Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier, Chelsea Harbour Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SW12 8LQ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School, Hornsby House School, Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Oak Lodge School, Chestnut Grove School, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College. Then there are others like Al-Risalah, Streatham and Clapham High School, Centre Academy.