Area Guide For IV47 8SS

When it comes to housing in the IV47 8SS area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 119, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 91. There are around 94 Shared ownership properties, 86 Local Authority rented, 95 Housing Association rented and around 59 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 60 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 81 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 103 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 125 are employed in Routine occupation and 118 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 84.

In IV47 8SS area, Couple with children amount to 81 while Couple without children amount to 114. The neighbourhood also has around 83 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 84 votes. Around 110 people are DIY enthusiasts, 102 people are interested in eating out, 98 like exercise, 89 are into football and 112 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 103 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (127) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Express (116), The Sun (112), Daily Mail (99), Daily Telegraph (62), The Guardian (51), The Times (49) and The Independent (36).

Some of the nearest services available in IV47 8SS are Napoli Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), R K Joinery (Builder), Donnelly Property Maintenance (Property Maintenance Services), Skye Shrubs Ltd (Garden Centres), C W Plumbing (Plumbers), Ronnie Kroonstuiver (Builder), Ian Richardson (Painters & Decorators), C W Plumbing (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Breton Coastal Homes (Architectural Service), A McDonald (Carpenter), Mackenzie Building & Civil Engineering Contractors Ltd (Builder), A McDonald Builders (Carpenter), Cormack Painters & Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Top Stitch (Curtain Supplier), Caberfeidh Electrics (Electronic Shop), Scottish Hydro Electric Plc (Electrician), Rural Design Ltd (Architect), Vernon Skinner Building Contractors (Builder), Howdens Joinery Isle of Skye (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Dunvegan Nursery (Garden Centres), Roddy Macfarlane (Builder) and R K Joinery (Builder).

IV47 8SS 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 Oban Airport, Islay Airport, Barra Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Portree Ferry Terminal, Sconser Isle Of Skye Ferry Terminal, Raasay Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. IV47 8SS has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Carbost Primary School, Struan Primary School, Portree Primary. Some of the secondary schools include Portree High School, Plockton High School, Mallaig High School. Then there are others like Paible School, Daliburgh School, Sir E Scott School.