Area Guide For WN5 8HX

When it comes to housing in the WN5 8HX area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 59, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 81. There are around 93 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 158 Housing Association rented and around 59 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 31 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 53 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 60 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 182 are employed in Routine occupation and 145 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 175.

In WN5 8HX area, Couple with children amount to 117 while Couple without children amount to 87. The neighbourhood also has around 189 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 94 votes. Around 112 people are DIY enthusiasts, 96 people are interested in eating out, 96 like exercise, 110 are into football and 97 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 87 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (175) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (160), Daily Express (65), Daily Mail (63), The Guardian (38), The Times (25), Daily Telegraph (22) and The Independent (17).

Some of the nearest services available in WN5 8HX are Stevens Building Contractors (Property Maintenance Services), Howarth & Winnard (Double Glazing Installer), K Marsh Plastering (Plasterers), Lock & Key Centre (Locksmiths), Alectrical Services (Electronic Shop), D Johnson Property Repairs Roofing (Property Maintenance Services), W Hurst & Son (Electronic Shop), K C Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Architectural Design & Management (Architectural Service), J A Atherton (Electronic Shop), Aztec Alarms (Security systems), Garswood Park Building Co (Builder), Pem Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Guardian Lock & Safe (Locksmiths), L & K Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Bryers & Heaton Ltd (Plumbers), Metro Rod Ltd (Drain & Sewer Services), Darbyshire Decorating Services Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Steve Devlin Painting Service (Painters & Decorators), The Carpet Place (Carpet Fitter), Hayman Mechanical Services Ltd (Plumbers), M A Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Prescott Television & Radio Aerials (Electrician), Pemberton Lighting (Lighting Stores), Abbott & Smith Ltd (Furniture Stores), Locksmith Pemberton (Locksmiths), P A Lloyd Painting Decorating Graphics & Line Markings (Painters & Decorators), Bestbuy Kitchens & Appliances (Kitchen Designers & Installers), M Teasey (Painters & Decorators), Tom Boland Plastering (Plasterers), Bryers & Heaton Ltd (Plumbers), Upholland Property Services (Property Maintenance Services), Pemberton Lighting (Lighting Stores), A D L (Double Glazing Installer) and P A Lloyd (Painters & Decorators).

WN5 8HX 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 Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Blackpool International Airport, Manchester International Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal, Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal, Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. WN5 8HX has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St John's CofE Primary School, Orrell Lamberhead Green Community Primary School, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan. Some of the secondary schools include Winstanley College, Abraham Guest Academy, St Peter's Catholic High School Visual Arts College. Then there are others like Hope School, Landgate School, Bryn, Beacon School.