Area Guide For SW16 1LD

When it comes to housing in the SW16 1LD area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 129, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 124. There are around 28 Shared ownership properties, 6 Local Authority rented, 18 Housing Association rented and around 51 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 163 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 135 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 107 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 41 are employed in Routine occupation and 64 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 55.

In SW16 1LD area, Couple with children amount to 103 while Couple without children amount to 97. The neighbourhood also has around 57 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 98 votes. Around 99 people are DIY enthusiasts, 105 people are interested in eating out, 107 like exercise, 84 are into football and 109 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 116 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (170) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (168), The Times (162), Daily Mail (140), The Guardian (136), Daily Express (128), Daily Mirror (66) and The Sun (56).

Some of the nearest services available in SW16 1LD are Bradley Locksmith (Locksmiths), Collinstown Construction Ltd (Builder), Anglian Home Improvements (Double Glazing Installer), Streatham Electronics (Electrician), Solid State Design Ltd (Architect), Danny Interiors (Interior Designers), Appliance Base Ltd (Appliance Retailer), A Jones (Builder), The a & M Partnership (Interior Designers), D B Property Services (Property Maintenance Services), S G P Contracts Ltd (Builder), Beaumont Beds Ltd (Furniture Stores), Anywhere Goes (Removals & Storage Services), Carpetright (Carpet Fitter), Andrew Lea Gerrard (Architect), Award Plumbing Services (Plumbers), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Mark Alhadeff (Builder), Dickinson Locksmith (Locksmiths), Soden Construction Ltd (Builder), The D I Y Shop (DIY Shop), Ecoheat Plumbing (Plumbers), John Baxter Associates Ltd (Architect), B W Interiors (Interior Designers), Don the Drain Ltd (Drainage Contractor), Your Handyman on Call 247 (Property Maintenance Services), Sheba Alarms (Security systems), Arthur Hunt (Electronic Shop), aquaheat.org.uk (Plumbers) and Briggs & Forrester (Builder).

SW16 1LD has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Balham. 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. St George Wharf 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. SW16 1LD has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Leonard's Church of England Primary School, Waldorf School of South West London, Broomwood Hall (Garrads Road). Some of the secondary schools include Dunraven School, La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School. Then there are others like Al-Risalah, Streatham and Clapham High School, Elm Court School.