Information on your area

Tinkerbelle · 18-01-2005, 18:25

Take a look at www.upmystreet.com put in your post code then have a look at the Acorn profile link to see a generalised view of information people see about the area you live, its interesting if not a little disturbing!!

Wez · 18-01-2005, 19:33

Apparently people in my area like DIY, that explains a few things...

Tinkerbelle · 18-01-2005, 20:05

Birdwatching lol!! I don't think i know a know a single person who's interests are birdwatching (i'm sure there are birdwatchers out there and i'm not criticising i'm just saying i don't know any)

WillowTheWhisp · 18-01-2005, 20:13

People in my area do not own cars and prefer to travel by public transport. So how come we can never get a parking place outside the house? Or is it because everyone just parks their car and then travels on public transport.

We also shop at Kwik Save (funny that because I hardly ever go in there so it must be the neighbours) and buy clothes from Burton and Top Shop. Oh really?

There's also apparently a large number of students in shared rented accommodation. Wherever they are they must be hiding.

Who compiles this nonsense?

Tinkerbelle · 18-01-2005, 20:24

HBC, shops were you buy things, everybody basically that you come into contact with. If you buy a new TV, the shop will sell your name to this company for roughly £8.50 per name so that they can collect all this information or when you order sky they do they same.

WillowTheWhisp · 18-01-2005, 20:37

So how come it is so inaccurate?

Tinkerbelle · 18-01-2005, 20:49

It does say it may not be entirely accurate but i think some of it is down right cheeky!!!

Tinkerbelle · 18-01-2005, 21:01

Would love to know what Buckingham Palace post code says about the Queen lol!!! There is very little money for luxeries, shops at Asda because the price is key to them and holidays at caravan parks lol!!!

Busman747 · 18-01-2005, 22:08

Sorry Tinkerbelle, but they are WAY out with their info! I entered my old address, a quiet village in Bedfordshire and these were a few of the gems it came up with:

Family Income-Low Ex council houses are currently selling for around £160-000 - £200.000 in the village and there is NO properties under £100.000 so much for low incomes

Interest in current affairs-Low Considering the number of Doctors, Bank Managers and Company owners in the village, that stat could be just a tad out

Cable TV over average for this group There IS NO cable TV in the village at all, They have been promising to lay the cables for over a decade but never got round to it so instead, over 90% of households have Sky.....'ang on a mo, they say that Satallite TV is medium

Well, the site was good for a laugh

KiTChener · 18-01-2005, 23:09

Aside from all the previous comments, with which I happen to agree, it is obviously a commercial site, & slanted accordingly. When looking at the local businesses listed, I remember the days when salespeople tried to get me to advertise on a leaflet produced on behalf of the local estate agent, & wonder if this is the modern day equivalent?
I wonder how much it has cost these guys?
Do I really want some website to tell me that Frank Jeffers is 100yds away, or Greengates is 300yds away? Or Homebase is a little bit further? Do we really need to tap into 'tinternet to find these people? What happened to good old 'word of mouth'?
Does no-one ask their friends, colleagues etc for the name of a good tradesman/company these days?
Having viewed, more than used,this forum over the last few months, I would welcome it if someone more computer literate than myself would start a thread extolling the virtues of our local tradesmen. And also, of course, warning us of the 'cowboys'.
Perhaps we'd be surprised that we have more 'Good 'un's ' than the cowboys highlighted in the local press!!
Sorry if I may have gone a little 'off topic' , please forgive my ranting!!