Area Guide For W8 5LG

When it comes to housing in the W8 5LG area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 62, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 68. There are around 144 Shared ownership properties, 31 Local Authority rented, 84 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 255 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 158 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 78 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 25 are employed in Routine occupation and 35 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 80.

In W8 5LG area, Couple with children amount to 61 while Couple without children amount to 129. The neighbourhood also has around 88 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 130 votes. Around 45 people are DIY enthusiasts, 92 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 115 are into football and 50 are fond of gardening. 97 people also like music while 79 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (255), The Times (255), Daily Telegraph (127), Daily Mail (70), Daily Express (44), The Sun (44) and Daily Mirror (41).

Some of the nearest services available in W8 5LG are Magnet (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Anouska Hempel Design (Architect), Man With Van Kensington (Removals & Storage Services), Douglas Plumbing (Plumbers), Narr International (Interior Designers), Profix Plumbing Ltd (Plumbers), Jimmie Martin Ltd (Furniture Designers), Currys Pc World (Electrician), Ann's (Lighting Stores), Locksmiths Kensington (Locksmiths), A Lock & Smith Ltd (Locksmiths), Chappells Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Maison Architecture & Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Igal Yawetz & Architecture (Architect), Ajax Builders (Builder), Carpet Cleaning Kensington (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Cromwell Plumbing Merchants (Plumbers), Marshall Land & Property Associates (Building Surveyor), Kensington Design & Developments Ltd (Interior Designers), Man With Van (Removals & Storage Services), Moving Checklist (Removals & Storage Services), Studio Crown Reach (Architect), Willer (Interior Designers), Houston Morris Architects (Architect), Worlds End Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Gladee (Lighting Stores), Gladee (Lighting Stores), Currys P C World (Electrician), No Twelve Queen Street Ltd (Interior Designers), Ajax Builders Ltd (Builder), Bureau Zone Ltd (Interior Designers), Holland Park Carpet Cleaners (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Ryness Electrical Supplies Ltd (Electrician), Alistair Colvin Ltd (Interior Designers), Richard Birchall Associates (Building Surveyor), 247Glaziers Com (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Removals Holland Park (Removals & Storage Services), Kensington Lighting Co (Lighting Stores), Coxe Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Curtain Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), C Rassells Ltd (Garden Centres), Carl Falck Associates Ltd (Interior Designers), Jimmie Martin & McCoy (Interior Designers), Menzies Associates Ltd (Interior Designers), Profix Plumbing (Plumbers) and Hill Mitchell Berry (Architect).

W8 5LG has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Gloucester Road, High Street Kensington, Earl's Court. 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, Chelsea Harbour Pier, Putney Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. W8 5LG has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Thomas's Kensington, St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School, Abingdon House School. Some of the secondary schools include Ashbourne Independent School, Collingham Independent GCSE and Sixth Form College, Quest Business Training. Then there are others like Lycee Français Charles de Gaulle, Queen's Gate School, The London Oratory School.