Area Guide For SW16 1LG

When it comes to housing in the SW16 1LG area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 123, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 102. There are around 53 Shared ownership properties, 10 Local Authority rented, 39 Housing Association rented and around 131 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 207 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 141 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 105 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 34 are employed in Routine occupation and 52 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 56.

In SW16 1LG area, Couple with children amount to 87 while Couple without children amount to 110. The neighbourhood also has around 58 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 107 votes. Around 78 people are DIY enthusiasts, 100 people are interested in eating out, 101 like exercise, 92 are into football and 96 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 103 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (241), The Guardian (216), Daily Telegraph (214), Daily Mail (114), Daily Express (94), The Sun (45) and Daily Mirror (43).

Some of the nearest services available in SW16 1LG are Acorn Contractors (Loft Converters), Alpha1 Heating (Boiler Repair & Servicer), P H Design (Builder), P Y Sound & Electrical Installations (Electronic Shop), Lifestyle Interiors by a S Q (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Mark Alhadeff (Builder), Carpetright Plc (Carpet Fitter), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Buildvoy (Builder), Buildvoy (Builder), Bexington Construction (Builder), Gorny Shoe Repairs & Locksmiths (Locksmiths), John a Fraser (Painters & Decorators), Folds Soft Furnishings by Angela Nembhard (Curtain Supplier), Folds Soft Furnishings by Angela Nembhard (Curtain Supplier), Wish 1 Online (Furniture Stores), Wish 1 Online (Furniture Stores), D B Property Services (Property Maintenance Services), Discount Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Discount Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Streatham Electronics (Electrician), Dickinson Locksmith (Locksmiths), S G P Contracts Ltd (Builder), N T M Environmental (Drainage Contractor), N T M Environmental (Drainage Contractor), Arthur Hunt (Electronic Shop), Don the Drain Ltd (Drainage Contractor), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Collinstown Construction Ltd (Builder), Soden Construction Ltd (Builder), Withglow Builders Ltd (Builder), Vale Electronics (Appliance Retailer), Express Moves (Removals & Storage Services), Express Moves (Removals & Storage Services), Trade Domestic Appliances (Appliance Retailer), Beaumont Beds Ltd (Furniture Stores), Carpetright (Carpet Fitter), Your Handyman on Call 247 (Property Maintenance Services), Junk Removal London (Removals & Storage Services), Anglian Home Improvements (Double Glazing Installer), Award Plumbing Services (Plumbers), Appliance Base Ltd (Appliance Retailer), John Baxter Associates Ltd (Architect), Briggs & Forrester (Builder), Laztek Builders (Builder), The D I Y Shop (DIY Shop), The a & M Partnership (Interior Designers), Anywhere Goes (Removals & Storage Services), Sheba Alarms (Security systems), aquaheat.org.uk (Plumbers), B W Interiors (Interior Designers), Andrew Lea Gerrard (Architect), Ecoheat Plumbing (Plumbers), South West Property Services (Painters & Decorators), Nethaway Bros (Builder), P R Younghusband (Electronic Shop), Michael & Sons LLP (Painters & Decorators), Man With Van Streatham (Removals & Storage Services), Gorny Shoe Repairs & Locksmiths Plus Security (Locksmiths), A & M Partnership (Interior Designers), Peter Fletcher Craftsman Decorator (Painters & Decorators), Man With Van Thornton Heath (Removals & Storage Services), Larklands Property Services (Property Maintenance Services), Don's Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Decorations (Painters & Decorators), Carpetright (Carpet Fitter) and P L R Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers).

SW16 1LG 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 1LG has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Waldorf School of South West London, Broomwood Hall (Garrads Road), Telferscot Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include City Heights E-ACT Academy, Dunraven School, La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School. Then there are others like Al-Risalah, Streatham and Clapham High School, Elm Court School.