Area Guide For SE1 5LJ

When it comes to housing in the SE1 5LJ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 27, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 36. There are around 175 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 215 Housing Association rented and around 149 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 83 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 87 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 66 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 85 are employed in Routine occupation and 97 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 184.

In SE1 5LJ area, Couple with children amount to 125 while Couple without children amount to 82. The neighbourhood also has around 245 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 119 votes. Around 76 people are DIY enthusiasts, 88 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 101 are into football and 61 are fond of gardening. 98 people also like music while 79 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (184) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (155), The Sun (134), Daily Mirror (122), The Times (97), Daily Mail (79), Daily Express (70) and Daily Telegraph (39).

Some of the nearest services available in SE1 5LJ are Rivercity Builders (Builder), Proctor & Matthews Architects Ltd (Architect), Reliable (Appliance Retailer), Maintain a Build Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Carpet Cleaners Se1 (Carpet & Rugs Shop), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), R R Paice & Co (Building Surveyor), A D P (Architect), London Local Locksmiths (Locksmiths), S M C Design (Interior Designers), All Locksmiths Needs (Locksmiths), R A Y Electrical (Electronic Shop), Lisa Barton Interiors (Curtain Supplier), Currys Pc World (Electrician), Brylee Removal Services Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), Aegis Design (Architect), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), Southwark Council Building Services (Property Maintenance Services), Lindsey Lang Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Plumblocal (Plumbers), M R A (Architect), Argent (Gas Installers), Sampson & Associates (Architect), Studio 4 (Architect), M & E Heating & Property Services Ltd (Gas Installers), C Thorowgood Ltd (Furniture Stores), Thorowgood Ltd (Furniture Stores), Man With Van Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Removals & Storage London (Removals & Storage Services), S M C Design (Interior Designers), Forge Architects (Architect), Lisa Barton Interiors (Interior Designers), Simon Whitehead Architects (Architect), Victory Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), R A L A (Architect), Harvey Jones Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), L N E Electrical Contractors Ltd (Electronic Shop), Benchmarx Kitchen Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Schwinge Ltd (Architectural Service), Baca Architects (Architect), Bpinstalation Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), D R M M (Architect), Foster Lomas Architects (Architect), Scotts Glass (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Benchmarx Kitchen & Joinery Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Latitude Architects (Architect), Keegans Ltd (Building Surveyor), Fast Auto Locksmiths (Locksmiths), D F S (Furniture Stores), Direct Painters Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Landolt & Brown (Architect), Inside Out Architecture (Architect), Inside Out Architecture (Architect), Heron Property Services Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), A Z Urban Studio Ltd (Architect), Q Gas (Gas Engineers), F Q Contractors (Builder), Currys (Appliance Retailer), E C D Architects Ltd (Architect), Debonair Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Evander (Locksmiths), Moreysmith Ltd (Architectural Service), Man With Van Vauxhall (Removals & Storage Services), Proun (Architect), Design Cubed (Architect), Reardon Smith Architects (Architect), Home Furniture Solutions Ltd (Furniture Stores), Sampson Associates (Architect) and Schmidt Hammer Lassen Ltd (Architectural Service).

SE1 5LJ has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Bermondsey, Surrey Quays. 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. Tower Millennium Pier, St Katharine's Pier, London Bridge City Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SE1 5LJ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Cherry Garden School, Southwark Free School, Phoenix Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Harris Academy Bermondsey, Spa School, City of London Academy (Southwark). Then there are others like Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, Globe Academy, New Hope Christian Academy.