Area Guide For TD1 3LY

When it comes to housing in the TD1 3LY area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 179, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 92. There are around 20 Shared ownership properties, 4 Local Authority rented, 12 Housing Association rented and around 39 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 136 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 117 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 137 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 37.

In TD1 3LY area, Couple with children amount to 67 while Couple without children amount to 124. The neighbourhood also has around 35 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 82 votes. Around 107 people are DIY enthusiasts, 108 people are interested in eating out, 105 like exercise, 72 are into football and 125 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 126 are into traveling.

The Daily Telegraph is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Times (190), Daily Mail (156), Daily Express (151), The Independent (126), The Guardian (105), Daily Mirror (50) and The Sun (44).

Some of the nearest services available in TD1 3LY are Carpetright (Carpet Fitter), Safe Services (Security systems), Lowland Timber Preservation Ltd (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Tembro Joinery Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Border Timberguard (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Murray & Burrell (Builder), Ternion Joinery Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Kristoffersen Carpets (Carpet Fitter), G H Turner & Son Joiners & Contractors (Carpenter), Galashiels Glass & Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), James R Graham Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Finlaysons (Roofing Contractors), Borders Hydro Clean (Drainage Contractor), Border Domestics (Appliance Repairs), R T R Plumbing (Plumbers), Borders Building Services (Flooring Services), Camerons Ltd (Architectural Service), Currys (Electrician), D Laurie Slater (Roofing Contractors), Cameron Chisholm Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Reiber Decorators (Painters & Decorators), W M Graham & Sons (Painters & Decorators), Herbert D & B (Carpenters & Joiners), Grove Bedding (Bed & Bedding Shop), Hutchisons Carpets (Carpet Fitter), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), C Waddell Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), W S Z Joiners Ltd (Carpenters & Joiners), Ray Sutherland Roofing (Roofing Contractors) and Nirvana Preservation Ltd (Damp & Dry Rot Service).

TD1 3LY has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include . There is also easy access to airports like Glasgow Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Durham Tees Valley Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. South Queensferry Ferry Landing, Leaplish Ferry Landing, Leith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. TD1 3LY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Caddonfoot Primary School, Balmoral Primary School, Glendinning Terrace Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Galashiels Academy, Borders College, Selkirk High School. Then there are others like Loretto School, Saltersgate School, Kaimes School.