Area Guide For W8 6RE

When it comes to housing in the W8 6RE area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 83, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 87. There are around 97 Shared ownership properties, 27 Local Authority rented, 66 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 157 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 88 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 30 are employed in Routine occupation and 39 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 80.

In W8 6RE area, Couple with children amount to 90 while Couple without children amount to 108. The neighbourhood also has around 91 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 122 votes. Around 60 people are DIY enthusiasts, 93 people are interested in eating out, 98 like exercise, 103 are into football and 69 are fond of gardening. 98 people also like music while 85 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (255), The Times (255), Daily Telegraph (140), Daily Mail (80), Daily Mirror (55), The Sun (52) and Daily Express (49).

Some of the nearest services available in W8 6RE are Studio Crown Reach (Architect), C Rassells Ltd (Garden Centres), Worlds End Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Profix Plumbing Ltd (Plumbers), Coxe Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Hill Mitchell Berry (Architect), Kensington Design & Developments Ltd (Interior Designers), Igal Yawetz & Architecture (Architect), Man With Van (Removals & Storage Services), 247Glaziers Com (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Cromwell Plumbing Merchants (Plumbers), Magnet (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Marshall Land & Property Associates (Building Surveyor), Ryness Electrical Supplies Ltd (Electrician), Ajax Builders Ltd (Builder), Carl Falck Associates Ltd (Interior Designers), Anouska Hempel Design (Architect), A Lock & Smith Ltd (Locksmiths), Norman Perkins Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Luigi D'alessandro (Painters & Decorators), Warwick Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Bureau Zone Ltd (Interior Designers), Pearl Maintenance (Plumbers), Water N Gas Ltd (Plumbers), Douglas Plumbing (Plumbers), Mr Local Saniflo Service Repair (Plumbers), Sharps Bedrooms Ltd (Bedroom Designer), Homebase (DIY Shop), Bode Designs Ltd (Architect), Moving Checklist (Removals & Storage Services), Narr International (Interior Designers), Curtain Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Locksmiths Kensington (Locksmiths), Houston Morris Architects (Architect), Maison Architecture & Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Willer (Interior Designers), Currys Pc World (Electrician), Gladee (Lighting Stores), Ann's (Lighting Stores), Jimmie Martin Ltd (Furniture Designers), Jimmie Martin & McCoy (Interior Designers), Profix Plumbing (Plumbers), Ajax Builders (Builder), Man With Van Kensington (Removals & Storage Services), Removals Holland Park (Removals & Storage Services), Holland Park Carpet Cleaners (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Gladee (Lighting Stores), Carpet Cleaning Kensington (Carpet & Rugs Shop) and Kensington Lighting Co (Lighting Stores).

W8 6RE 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 6RE has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School, Abingdon House School, Snowflake 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.