Area Guide For SW19 1BD

When it comes to housing in the SW19 1BD area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 66, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 87. There are around 196 Shared ownership properties, 104 Local Authority rented, 128 Housing Association rented and around 190 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 97 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 103 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 80 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 78 are employed in Routine occupation and 89 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 169.

In SW19 1BD area, Couple with children amount to 118 while Couple without children amount to 87. The neighbourhood also has around 171 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 118 votes. Around 79 people are DIY enthusiasts, 89 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 103 are into football and 77 are fond of gardening. 96 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (236) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (202), Daily Mirror (113), The Sun (111), The Times (108), Daily Mail (88), Daily Express (69) and Daily Telegraph (53).

Some of the nearest services available in SW19 1BD are Magnet (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Love My House Ltd (Builder), S B S London (Gas Installers), Platt & Davis Electrical & Security Ltd (Electronic Shop), Howdens Joinery Co (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Path & Co UK Ltd (Builder), Lawless Flooring Ltd (Flooring Services), Oaks Damp Proofing Ltd (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Intalite (Lighting Stores), Cummins & Co Builders (Builder), Benchmarx Kitchen & Joinery Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Wimbledon Lighting (Lighting Stores), Rainsford Electrical (Electronic Shop), Kevin Stamper Furniture Ltd (Furniture Designers), Kitchen City Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), I W Furniture (Furniture Stores), Marc Charles Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Bisden Boiler Co 1985 Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Miracle Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Beasley Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Annette Peters Design Ltd (Architect), Wickes Building Supplies Ltd (DIY Shop), Town & Country Carpets Ltd (Carpet Fitter), 4 Seasons Transport (Removals & Storage Services), Hunt Trucks Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), City Maintenance London Ltd (Plumbers), Screwfix (DIY Shop), Jacqsealants Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors) and Harpers Bespoke (Kitchen Designers & Installers).

SW19 1BD has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Colliers Wood, South Wimbledon. 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. Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier, Chelsea Harbour Pier, Putney Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SW19 1BD has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Garfield Primary School, All Saints' CofE Primary School, Merton Abbey Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Rise Education, Rutlish School, Wimbledon College of Art. Then there are others like Cricket Green School, Perseid School, Wimbledon High School.