Area Guide For TS28 5AJ

When it comes to housing in the TS28 5AJ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 70, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 92. There are around 108 Shared ownership properties, 207 Local Authority rented, 147 Housing Association rented and around 47 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 42 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 63 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 81 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 178 are employed in Routine occupation and 144 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 131.

In TS28 5AJ area, Couple with children amount to 116 while Couple without children amount to 88. The neighbourhood also has around 144 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 91 votes. Around 116 people are DIY enthusiasts, 98 people are interested in eating out, 95 like exercise, 98 are into football and 105 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 90 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (159) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (143), Daily Express (78), Daily Mail (70), The Guardian (34), Daily Telegraph (31), The Times (31) and The Independent (22).

Some of the nearest services available in TS28 5AJ are Direct Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Gas & Heating Engineers (Plumbers), Green Lane Nurseries (Garden Centres), G S Heating Services (Gas Installers), Peter Kell Kitchens Bedrooms & Bathrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Elite Kitchen Products (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Fir Tree Damp Proofing (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Complete Bathroom Fit (Bathroom Designer), Horns Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Peter Kell Kitchens Bedrooms & Bathrooms (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Fibreseal Group Waterproofing System (Roofing Contractors), Doorcraft Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), S Redfern Plastering & Building (Builder), Mark Ferguson Construction (Builder), First Call Electrical (Electronic Shop), H Wren Maintenance Services (Plumbers), David Stoker (Carpenters & Joiners), Metcalfe's Plumbing Heating & Gas (Plumbers), Mollhann Construction (Builder), Gleesons Gas Heating (Gas Engineers), P & P Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Maxwells D I Y (DIY Shop), Abacus Windows (Double Glazing Installer), D S R Paving Services (Paving Contractors), Almond Windows (Double Glazing Installer), Screwfix (DIY Shop), Direct Carpets Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Horne's Interiors Ltd (Interior Designers), Premier Decor (Painters & Decorators), B H Painting Services (Painters & Decorators), D S R Paving (Paving Contractors), David Stoker Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Cummings J (Builder), Johnsons Fitted Interiors (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Direct Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Durham Damproofing (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Newtech Electrical (Electronic Shop), Homecare Door & D I Y Centres (DIY Shop) and Deco-tech (Painters & Decorators).

TS28 5AJ 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 Durham Tees Valley Airport, Robin Hood Airport, Leeds Bradford International Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Transporter Bridge South Side, Transporter Bridge North Side, Newcastle International Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. TS28 5AJ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Wingate Infant School, St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wingate, Wingate Junior School. Some of the secondary schools include St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School, The Academy at Shotton Hall School, Wellfield Community School A Specialist Maths and Computing College. Then there are others like Broom Cottages, Durham High School for Girls, Glendene Arts Academy.