Area Guide For DG1 3RF

When it comes to housing in the DG1 3RF area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 85, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 151. There are around 129 Shared ownership properties, 18 Local Authority rented, 43 Housing Association rented and around 40 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 82 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 112 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 95 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 114 are employed in Routine occupation and 123 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 78.

In DG1 3RF area, Couple with children amount to 119 while Couple without children amount to 86. The neighbourhood also has around 77 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 99 votes. Around 116 people are DIY enthusiasts, 107 people are interested in eating out, 107 like exercise, 96 are into football and 108 are fond of gardening. 103 people also like music while 119 are into traveling.

The Daily Express is the most subscribed (115) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (113), The Sun (110), Daily Mail (102), Daily Telegraph (59), The Times (57), The Guardian (49) and The Independent (46).

Some of the nearest services available in DG1 3RF are A C Designs D F S Ltd (Architect), New Look (Double Glazing Installer), McBurnies Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Keith Logue & Sons Plasterers (Plasterers), Hayton Kenneth Removals (Removals & Storage Services), M K R Paving (Paving Contractors), Catherine Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), John Anderson Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Southwest Roofing Services Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Pickfords Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), Raymond McKinney (Painters & Decorators), Strippers Antique Pine (Furniture Stores), James Gibson Roofing & Scaffolding (Roofing Contractors), Macmillan Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), K & K Ltd (Builder), Sam Templeton Building Contractors (Builder), G K S Flooring (Flooring Services), Les Martin (Plasterers), D L P Double Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), E C Gillespie Quality Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), D G R C (Roofing Contractors), Jim Dalziel Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Plumbers), K & K Builders Ltd (Builder), Angus Fergusson (Carpet Cleaner), Nithsdale Plumbing & Joinery (Plumbers), David Faulds Electrician (Electronic Shop), G M S Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Heathhall Garden Centre (Garden Centres), Bruce Callander Flooring Contractor (Flooring Services) and Steven Brown Fitted Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers).

DG1 3RF 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, Isle of Man Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing, Keswick Ferry Landing, Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. DG1 3RF has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Noblehill School, Locharbriggs School, Heathhall Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Dumfries High School, Dumfries Academy, Elmbank Special School. Then there are others like Langlands School, Greyfriars School, ACAD Education (Applied Care and Development).