Area Guide For SE17 2BL

When it comes to housing in the SE17 2BL area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 27, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 37. There are around 186 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 211 Housing Association rented and around 142 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 65 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 74 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 61 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 91 are employed in Routine occupation and 103 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 205.

In SE17 2BL area, Couple with children amount to 144 while Couple without children amount to 67. The neighbourhood also has around 255 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 121 votes. Around 75 people are DIY enthusiasts, 85 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 99 are into football and 61 are fond of gardening. 95 people also like music while 71 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (164) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (139), The Independent (125), Daily Mirror (120), The Times (85), Daily Mail (74), Daily Express (60) and Daily Telegraph (34).

Some of the nearest services available in SE17 2BL are Beds 4 U (Bed & Bedding Shop), Beds 4 U (Bed & Bedding Shop), Bloomfields (Painters & Decorators), The London Furniture Company (Furniture Stores), The London Furniture Company (Furniture Stores), Paradise Home Furnishing (Furniture Stores), Paradise Home Furnishing (Furniture Stores), Herbert & Duncalf Ltd (Architect), The Furniture Union (Furniture Stores), The Furniture Union (Furniture Stores), Van Man (Removals & Storage Services), Jewel Lock & Locksmiiths (Locksmiths), D S D H A (Architect), I P T Architects (Architect), Team 51 5 (Architect), Kim Jones Painter & Decorator (Painters & Decorators), M H T S (Key Cutting Services), M H T S (Key Cutting Services), Rocketvan Removal & Delivery (Removals & Storage Services), Spa Mirror Co (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Ivory Pearl Interiors (Furniture Stores), Ivory Pearl Interiors (Furniture Stores), Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture (Architect), Locksmiths 881 (Locksmiths), Locksmiths 881 (Locksmiths), Exodus Removals & Transport Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), A Class Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), A Class Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), Lana Broadcast Ltd (Builder), A Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), A Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), House Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), M J Design Projects Ltd (Builder), Mr Locksmiths (Locksmiths), We Move All-removals (Removals & Storage Services), We Move All-removals (Removals & Storage Services), 1 Able Locksmith (Locksmiths), 1 Able Locksmith (Locksmiths), Brian Smith Construction (Builder), Carpetright Plc (Carpet Fitter), Safe Gas (Gas Installers), Carpetright (Carpet Fitter), Seville Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), Budget Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Budget Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Seville Furniture (Furniture Stores), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Beaumont Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Ivan London Man & Van Services (Removals & Storage Services), S H A Architecture & Design (Architect), Beddy Buyz (Furniture Stores), G Micah & Son (Builder), G B M Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Fitzright Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Fitzright Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Toh Shimazaki Architecture (Architect) and Beaumont Beds Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop).

SE17 2BL has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Elephant & Castle, Kennington, Oval. 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. St Katharine's Pier, London Bridge City Pier, Lambeth Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. SE17 2BL has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School, Michael Faraday School, St Peter's Church of England Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Walworth Academy, Southwark Inclusive Learning Service, The From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation. Then there are others like Globe Academy, Evelina Hospital School, Evelina Hospital School, New Hope Christian Academy.