What's your area like?

[Uncle_Meat]

I was born in Walton, moved to Old Swan 1976 with my Mam, Dad and our kid 'til I was 17, then moved to Lark Lane, then lived in Toxteth for a bit, then Kensington, then back to Old Swan, and now I live in a quaint village in the middle of feckin' nowhere in Mid Wales.

 

Lark Lane used to be quite nice and cosmipolitan, and wasn't too bad but even then you could see the signs of the rot setting in.. Used to make me laugh, signing on at High Park street, theres me in my scruff without a yarab to me name, and gangsters would be parking outside in their BMWs to go and sign on.

 

Toxteth, surprisingly was quite OK. My mates nephew was a bit of a head around there, so once it was known that I was a mate of his, albeit a quiet "keep me head down" one, I never had any hassle there whatsoever. Still, not a place for "good" influences.

 

Kensington was a dump then, and even more of one now. That flat in Prescot Drive that got burned down a few months ago, that was my old gaff. Scary, in a way. It always was a bit mad around there though, but has been total insanity the last couple of years.

 

I finally moved back to Old Swan near the folks, and compared to 10 years previous when I used to live there, it had gone right down the pan. Nearby Tuebrook, which I used to wander around pissed or stoned at all hours of the night, was almost a no-go zone late night, well unless you wanted a bunch of skagheads trying to hassle/mug you.

 

So, fuck it. In my 30s, sick of all the weirdness that comes in those kind of places, and decide to try it out in the sticks.

 

Small village, about 50 houses, nearest town (and by town, I mean an area of shops that is probably smaller than Old Swan in itself) is 5 miles away, the nearest Tescos/Morrisons is 30 miles away. We have 2 churches, no pub, and one small village shop. Everyone knows each other, everyone lets onto each other, and I feckin' love it.

 

Big contrasts such as no shutters on any of the shops, even the jewellers and electrical shop (with big fuck off LCD tellies on display) in the nearby town is not shuttered up of a night or over the weekend. Very little litter, no scabby twats hanging around corners, jobs a goodun.

[kopitegaz]

My mate lives on Bowring Park road by the tunnel.

 

 

Thats a bit further up from me, past Court hey park, going towards the rocket.

[Kopite]

Thats a bit further up from me, past Court hey park, going towards the rocket.

 

Do you know Manor Farm Road or Hurst Park Drive?

 

My nan and grandad used to live there.

[Michael Howard]

I live in a nice quiet suburb on the wirral with open countryside on my doorstep - consider myself v lucky to live where we do - nice old people for neighbours - the best sort to have ! We moved there as a place to bring up kids and so far we love it.

 

Put your post code into this

 

Gives you a social profile of your post code. Its such total arbitrary bull its not true.

 

There used to be more detail and it used to say things like "high levels of tomato ketchup consumption and frozen food". I looked at our area when we were buying a few years ago and it told us very high levels of green house ownership and Daily Telegraph widely read.

 

This is what is says about my area:

 

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be older families living in prosperous suburbs. These are known as type 9 in the ACORN classification and 2.11% of the UK’s population live in this type.

 

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile may be found more frequently in Outer London suburbs such as Bromley, Harrow, Kingston-upon-Thames, Sutton and Croydon, as well as towns like St Albans. Here is an overview of the likely preferences and features of your neighbourhood:

 

Family income High

Interest in current affairs High

Housing - with mortgage High

Educated - to degree High

Couples with children High

Have satellite TV Medium

 

These are established suburbs, housing larger professional families, with some empty nesters and retired. Children tend to be older, including some home-based students. Homes are typically semi-detached and family incomes are high.

 

People are well educated, to A-Level or degree level. They usually have managerial and professional jobs. They are PC-literate, finding a variety of uses for the Internet. In addition to the usual purchasing of books or CDs they may well book holidays, research purchases and plan their careers online. It might not only be the children playing games online.

 

These families are financially secure. They may have a mix of savings plans, unit trusts or ISAs. Some will also have investments in stocks and shares. Those who are charitably minded extend this financial awareness to their giving, using tax-efficient covenants.

 

Food shopping is done at stores such as Waitrose, Sainsburys and M&S. Mens clothing is often bought in department stores, whilst women may visit Next or French Connection.

 

Holiday locations are varied, covering Europe, America and further afield. Skiing is popular and people take the occasional weekend break. Leisure activity is varied. Many enjoy evenings at the theatre. Some play golf or exercise at the gym. Others have an interest in antiques, wine, eating out or in current affairs.

 

These communities are the heartland of the broadsheet newspapers. They read magazines such as Ideal Homes, Good Housekeeping and OK! or Hello!

:D

[RedKnight]

I used to live in South Wales and the parts where I was from were ok. There wasn't a high level of crime and my family lived outside of town and it was nice and quiet. Moved to Cheshire around six months ago and live about five miles away from Crewe(thank God). Smallish town and there's hardly any trouble from what I've seen. I live in a flat on a new estate and everyone is sound. Had some troubles with a couple of chav's who moved in about two months ago but they were so bad that the police evicted them. So we're back to normal now.

[Guest TK-421]

 

"Poor people tend to live in clusters."

[bri]

NO PUB!!!!! what kind of village is that

[kopitegaz]

Do you know Manor Farm Road or Hurst Park Drive?

 

My nan and grandad used to live there.

 

 

I know where they are, but its not an area of Huyton I frequent.

[Kopite]

NO PUB!!!!! what kind of village is that

 

A gay one.

[Kopite]

I know where they are, but its not an area of Huyton I frequent.

 

Yeah, the Police are very keen in making sure the areas remain brass-free. ;)

[kopitegaz]

Says people in my postcode area read the s*n.... hmmmm dont think so

 

 

 

I live in a nice quiet suburb on the wirral with open countryside on my doorstep - consider myself v lucky to live where we do - nice old people for neighbours - the best sort to have ! We moved there as a place to bring up kids and so far we love it.

 

Put your post code into this

 

Gives you a social profile of your post code. Its such total arbitrary bull its not true.

 

There used to be more detail and it used to say things like "high levels of tomato ketchup consumption and frozen food". I looked at our area when we were buying a few years ago and it told us very high levels of green house ownership and Daily Telegraph widely read.

 

This is what is says about my area:

 

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be older families living in prosperous suburbs. These are known as type 9 in the ACORN classification and 2.11% of the UK’s population live in this type.

 

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile may be found more frequently in Outer London suburbs such as Bromley, Harrow, Kingston-upon-Thames, Sutton and Croydon, as well as towns like St Albans. Here is an overview of the likely preferences and features of your neighbourhood:

 

Family income High

Interest in current affairs High

Housing - with mortgage High

Educated - to degree High

Couples with children High

Have satellite TV Medium

 

These are established suburbs, housing larger professional families, with some empty nesters and retired. Children tend to be older, including some home-based students. Homes are typically semi-detached and family incomes are high.

 

People are well educated, to A-Level or degree level. They usually have managerial and professional jobs. They are PC-literate, finding a variety of uses for the Internet. In addition to the usual purchasing of books or CDs they may well book holidays, research purchases and plan their careers online. It might not only be the children playing games online.

 

These families are financially secure. They may have a mix of savings plans, unit trusts or ISAs. Some will also have investments in stocks and shares. Those who are charitably minded extend this financial awareness to their giving, using tax-efficient covenants.

 

Food shopping is done at stores such as Waitrose, Sainsburys and M&S. Mens clothing is often bought in department stores, whilst women may visit Next or French Connection.

 

Holiday locations are varied, covering Europe, America and further afield. Skiing is popular and people take the occasional weekend break. Leisure activity is varied. Many enjoy evenings at the theatre. Some play golf or exercise at the gym. Others have an interest in antiques, wine, eating out or in current affairs.

 

These communities are the heartland of the broadsheet newspapers. They read magazines such as Ideal Homes, Good Housekeeping and OK! or Hello!

:D

[Michael Howard]

No, it's true. Certain housing estates have to provide a proportion of cheap housing otherwise they won't get the requisite planning permission. We were looking at houses in Bodelwyddan (near the A55 - where the Marble Church is for those who know where I am on about) and the sales girls told us that there were a couple of low cost houses on the estate because the council demanded it.

 

It's a shame and a sign of the times that council or social housng is all branded as scalls and chavs. My Nana lived all her life in a council hosue and considered herself posh - she may not have owned her house but she kept it like a palace as did and probably still do the majority. (I think we can safely blame Thatcher for this culture change).

 

There is a small minority of shite about who cause such a disprortionate amount of trouble / mess etc - god knows what the answer is though.

[kopitegaz]

Yeah, the Police are very keen in making sure the areas remain brass-free. ;)

 

 

Perhaps they might get round to ridding Woolfall Heath of dealers eventually.

[Uncle_Meat]

NO PUB!!!!! what kind of village is that

 

One which relys on crates on Pen-lon or Double Dragon being bungeed to the back of your motorbike.

 

And no, gaymosexuality is not allowed in this part of the country. The locals would be after you with pitchforks...

[Kopite]

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be well-off working families with mortgages. These are known as type 10 in the ACORN classification and 2.26% of the UK’s population live in this type.

 

Given the commuter nature of this type, it is often found in satellite towns around major conurbations, such as Northampton, Milton Keynes, Reading, Swindon and Crewe. Here is an overview of the likely preferences and features of your neighbourhood:

Family income High

Interest in current affairs Low

Housing - with mortgage Medium

Educated - to degree High

Couples with children Very high

Have satellite TV Very high

 

These are neighbourhoods of young well-off commuter families, with many pre-school and primary school children.

 

These families often live in relatively large detached houses and have a long time left on their mortgage. However they have good incomes, and feel able to afford such long term commitments. These individuals are likely to be in their 30s, and tend to be professionals and managers with company pensions and company health care. They drive to work in company cars.

 

These families are financially aware. Where possible they will have regular savings plans and invest in stocks and shares. A child savings plan may cater for the children’s future. The high level of remortaging may indicate confidence in their ability to repay high levels of borrowing. They have credit cards with high credit limits, but their spending is not high.

 

The Internet is a popular channel for financial services, with e-banking fairly common with these households. On-line activity is generally high whether shopping, booking leisure activity, playing games or the children’s education.

 

These are young active people, taking part in aerobics, playing golf, rugby and going skiing. For entertainment they own a DVD player, subscribe to satellite TV and go to the cinema.

[Michael Howard]

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be well-off working families with mortgages. These are known as type 10 in the ACORN classification and 2.26% of the UK’s population live in this type.

 

Given the commuter nature of this type, it is often found in satellite towns around major conurbations, such as Northampton, Milton Keynes, Reading, Swindon and Crewe. Here is an overview of the likely preferences and features of your neighbourhood:

Family income High

Interest in current affairs Low

Housing - with mortgage Medium

Educated - to degree High

Couples with children Very high

Have satellite TV Very high

 

These are neighbourhoods of young well-off commuter families, with many pre-school and primary school children.

 

These families often live in relatively large detached houses and have a long time left on their mortgage. However they have good incomes, and feel able to afford such long term commitments. These individuals are likely to be in their 30s, and tend to be professionals and managers with company pensions and company health care. They drive to work in company cars.

 

These families are financially aware. Where possible they will have regular savings plans and invest in stocks and shares. A child savings plan may cater for the children’s future. The high level of remortaging may indicate confidence in their ability to repay high levels of borrowing. They have credit cards with high credit limits, but their spending is not high.

 

The Internet is a popular channel for financial services, with e-banking fairly common with these households. On-line activity is generally high whether shopping, booking leisure activity, playing games or the children’s education.

 

These are young active people, taking part in aerobics, playing golf, rugby and going skiing. For entertainment they own a DVD player, subscribe to satellite TV and go to the cinema.

 

Apart from no reference to unhealthy obsession with porn that's spot on isn't it ! :tease:

[Paul]

Oxton - a weird mix of DSS flats and conservation area toffs. Crime isn't a major issue recently, but car crime was bad up until the lad who was doing it all was banged up. He was out about 6 months ago, robbed a car and back he went.

[kopitegaz]

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be single parents and pensioners living in council terraces. These are known as type 51 in the ACORN classification and 1.83% of the UK’s population live in this type.

 

Many towns and cities will have some neighbourhoods fitting this profile, but concentrations are found in Newcastle, Sunderland, Belfast, Liverpool and Greater Manchester. Here is an overview of the likely preferences and features of your neighbourhood:

 

Family income Very low

Interest in current affairs Very low

Housing - with mortgage Very low

Educated - to degree Very low

Couples with children Low

Have satellite TV Low

 

These are areas with high numbers of single pensioners living alongside many single parents. The age breakdown of the population is unusual because, overall, there are both high numbers of people over 60 and children under 16.

 

People live in council or housing association properties. These tend to be small terraced houses and flats, typically found in urban estates. Unemployment levels are high, and typical occupations include manufacturing and other more routine jobs.

 

With high numbers of single pensioners and single parents, overall income levels are low. This type has the lowest level of qualifications of all ACORN types, which means there is little chance of these areas becoming more prosperous.

 

With such low incomes, it is unsurprising that the majority of these people do not have a car and public transport is essential to them. With any spare money they are most likely to have a drink in the pub, go to bingo or place an occasional bet at the bookies. If they do manage a holiday, they often choose a caravan break in the UK.

 

When they buy a paper, their particular favourites are The Sun and News of the World.

[Paul Don]

I live in Waterloo, near the beach and about a 5 minute walk from the spaceship (local baths) that you see when coming in on the ferry. It's right on the border with Blundellsands, and the particular part I live in has been renamed Brighton-le-Sands (though whenever someone says 'where do you live?' I always say Waterloo). So in other words, it could be classed as a 'posh' area. I'm from Seaforth though which is anything but!

 

The area I live is pretty decent, but as it is so close to the beach, during the July heatwave there were hoardes of teenagers all getting pissed, smoking weed and generally having a good time. They were a bit rowdy but nothing too bad. The little old dears in the street though were tut-tutting at them but compared to some areas' kids they weren't that bad. The kids are a bit mouthy but they're all wannabe hard-men who are shit scared when they're on their own.

 

There are definitely a few cons-made-good in the area. One bloke in the next road had his house raided and the bizzies found several weapons, including an Israeli Steyr rifle, which by all accounts, is not the most common weapon of choice for the criminal community.

 

I lived on one of the roughest estates in Nottingham during uni, with drug dealers either side of where we lived. Believe it or not, that was actually a good thing as one of them looked out for us while we were there and made sure our flat was not broken into. He instantly 'respected' us as we were from Liverpool, as he was a Red and his mum was from there. Shame when the bizzies raided his flat at 6am and he got carted away.

 

Sorry, went off on a bit of a life story effort there, but trying to waste time in work!

[Guest Will Warmer]

I was born in Walton, moved to Old Swan 1976 with my Mam, Dad and our kid 'til I was 17, then moved to Lark Lane, then lived in Toxteth for a bit, then Kensington, then back to Old Swan, and now I live in a quaint village in the middle of feckin' nowhere in Mid Wales.

 

Lark Lane used to be quite nice and cosmipolitan, and wasn't too bad but even then you could see the signs of the rot setting in.. Used to make me laugh, signing on at High Park street, theres me in my scruff without a yarab to me name, and gangsters would be parking outside in their BMWs to go and sign on.

 

Toxteth, surprisingly was quite OK. My mates nephew was a bit of a head around there, so once it was known that I was a mate of his, albeit a quiet "keep me head down" one, I never had any hassle there whatsoever. Still, not a place for "good" influences.

 

Kensington was a dump then, and even more of one now. That flat in Prescot Drive that got burned down a few months ago, that was my old gaff. Scary, in a way. It always was a bit mad around there though, but has been total insanity the last couple of years.

 

I finally moved back to Old Swan near the folks, and compared to 10 years previous when I used to live there, it had gone right down the pan. Nearby Tuebrook, which I used to wander around pissed or stoned at all hours of the night, was almost a no-go zone late night, well unless you wanted a bunch of skagheads trying to hassle/mug you.

 

So, fuck it. In my 30s, sick of all the weirdness that comes in those kind of places, and decide to try it out in the sticks.

 

Small village, about 50 houses, nearest town (and by town, I mean an area of shops that is probably smaller than Old Swan in itself) is 5 miles away, the nearest Tescos/Morrisons is 30 miles away. We have 2 churches, no pub, and one small village shop. Everyone knows each other, everyone lets onto each other, and I feckin' love it.

 

Big contrasts such as no shutters on any of the shops, even the jewellers and electrical shop (with big fuck off LCD tellies on display) in the nearby town is not shuttered up of a night or over the weekend. Very little litter, no scabby twats hanging around corners, jobs a goodun.

 

Must agree with you there about Toxteth, which is nowhere near as bad as Norris Green or Huyton or places like that. It's just the 'blacks' and houses that have been waiting to be knocked down by the council for years that give it the reputation it's got right now but in the past it's been a doors unlocked kind of neighbourhood.

Toxteth's bark is worse than it's bite is what I'm trying to say.

Also about villages, must agree, it's crazy how different it is when you first move to one and everyone's like a proper 'community'-an old word.

[Kopite]

Apart from no reference to unhealthy obsession with porn that's spot on isn't it ! :tease:

 

I watch more than enough porn to cover the whole neighbourhood.

 

Or rather I used to...

 

"Hi Gorgeous, home from work early?" ;)

[Guest TK-421]

I live in Waterloo, near the beach and about a 5 minute walk from the spaceship (local baths) that you see when coming in on the ferry. It's right on the border with Blundellsands, and the particular part I live in has been renamed Brighton-le-Sands (though whenever someone says 'where do you live?' I always say Waterloo). So in other words, it could be classed as a 'posh' area. I'm from Seaforth though which is anything but!

 

 

That's my old hood when my family lived in Liverpool. BMX and cricket in the street everyday, the key park, Merrilocks Road. Never been happier.

[Nunavut Patrick]

1400 souls in my hamlet, 2,400 km to Winnipeg the nearest major city.

 

No pub but you can get ale flown in (Limit of 54 cans, 330ml per week) from Rankin Inlet, 450 km to the southeast, where the Nunavut Liquor Warehouse is.

 

Major crime- a 5 month pregger 18 year old and her mate robbed an ATV and led the RCMP on a chase through town early one morning. 90% of offences committed are alcohol related- being drunk in public, refusing to leave a private residence, spousal assault.

 

Lake full of trout and char, tundra filled with roaming caribou.

[The-Sir]

1400 souls in my hamlet, 2,400 km to Winnipeg the nearest major city.

 

No pub but you can get ale flown in (Limit of 54 cans, 330ml per week) from Rankin Inlet, 450 km to the southeast, where the Nunavut Liquor Warehouse is.

 

Major crime- a 5 month pregger 18 year old and her mate robbed an ATV and led the RCMP on a chase through town early one morning. 90% of offences committed are alcohol related- being drunk in public, refusing to leave a private residence, spousal assault.

 

Lake full of trout and char, tundra filled with roaming caribou.

 

Sounds lovely.

 

Lake full of trout and char, tundra filled with roaming caribou

 

especially that part!

[Guest TK-421]

90% of offences committed are alcohol related- being drunk in public, refusing to leave a private residence, spousal assault.

 

How many of that 90% are committed by you?