Area Guide For SW2 5ED

When it comes to housing in the SW2 5ED area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 27, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 36. There are around 175 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 215 Housing Association rented and around 149 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 83 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 87 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 66 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 85 are employed in Routine occupation and 97 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 184.

In SW2 5ED area, Couple with children amount to 125 while Couple without children amount to 82. The neighbourhood also has around 245 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 119 votes. Around 76 people are DIY enthusiasts, 88 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 101 are into football and 61 are fond of gardening. 98 people also like music while 79 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (184) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (155), The Sun (134), Daily Mirror (122), The Times (97), Daily Mail (79), Daily Express (70) and Daily Telegraph (39).

Some of the nearest services available in SW2 5ED are Clapham Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Fortress Lock & Safe Co Ltd (Locksmiths), British Heart Foundation Furniture & Electrical (Furniture Stores), Faithfull Architects (Architect), Ludwig Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Treohans (DIY Shop), Floor Fashion (Furniture Stores), Landricombe & Son Ltd (Bathroom Designer), Brixton Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Deens Furniture (Furniture Stores), A A B Electrical & Plumbing Contractors Ltd (Plumbers), John Clark (Plasterers), Leoni Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Delano LLP (Builder), Eclectic Interiors (Kitchen Designers & Installers), C R R Carpet Installations Ltd (Carpet Cleaner), H2o London (Bathroom Designer), Walters & Co (Builder), A T B Electrical (Electronic Shop), Howdens Joinery Brixton (Carpenters & Joiners), Brixton Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Extreme Access Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Dil Green Architect (Architect), Trust Roberts Services (Painters & Decorators), Diamond Plumber Merchants Ltd (Plumbers), Metropole Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Stay Safe Electrical (Electronic Shop), W D S Home Improvements (Builder), Watson Woods Partnership (Building Surveyor) and The Pratt Partnership (Architect).

SW2 5ED has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Brixton, Clapham Common, Clapham North. 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, St George Wharf Pier, Millbank Millennium Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SW2 5ED has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, The Livity School, Kings Avenue School. Some of the secondary schools include La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, Lambeth College, Lambeth Academy. Then there are others like Streatham and Clapham High School, Turney Primary and Secondary Special School, Elm Court School.