Area Guide For EH3 8AP

When it comes to housing in the EH3 8AP area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 48, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 73. There are around 189 Shared ownership properties, 35 Local Authority rented, 171 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 148 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 124 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 64 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 62 are employed in Routine occupation and 69 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 123.

In EH3 8AP area, Couple with children amount to 60 while Couple without children amount to 129. The neighbourhood also has around 112 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 132 votes. Around 61 people are DIY enthusiasts, 91 people are interested in eating out, 99 like exercise, 132 are into football and 58 are fond of gardening. 99 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (231) newspaper in the area, followed by The Guardian (199), The Times (134), The Sun (77), Daily Express (73), Daily Mail (73), Daily Telegraph (59) and Daily Mirror (46).

Some of the nearest services available in EH3 8AP are A C B Building Alan Blyth (Builder), Peter Young Flooring Ltd (Carpet Fitter), City Architecture Office Ltd (Architect), James Morrow Home Entertainment Systems Ltd (Electrician), Ornamental Plastering Edinburgh Ltd (Plasterers), Aim Handyman Services (Property Maintenance Services), Craighead & Woolf Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Wallaces (Appliance Retailer), Development Direct (Kitchen Designers & Installers), James Breck Ltd (Builder), Gibson Laing & Partners (Architect), Man With Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Carpet Rite Edinburgh Ltd (Carpet Fitter), J M Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Futon Company Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop), Leslie D Howson Charterd Architect (Architect), Viewforth Glazing (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Andrew Stout Kitchens (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Urban Design Solutions Ltd (Architect), Roofguard (Roofing Contractors), Munro of Dalry (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Forsyth Painters & Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Southside Movers (Removals & Storage Services), Henderson Surveying Ltd (Building Surveyor), J A Leask Architects Ltd (Architect), Abrook Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), W M Swanson & Son Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Adams Bros Plumbers & Heating Engineers (Plumbers), Omni Furnishing (Furniture Stores) and X L Electrical Ltd (Electrician).

EH3 8AP 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 Glasgow Airport, Oban Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing, South Queensferry Ferry Landing, Leith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. EH3 8AP has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Tollcross Primary School, Bruntsfield Primary School, St Peter's Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include James Gillespie's High School, St Thomas of Aquin's High School, Boroughmuir High School. Then there are others like George Heriot's School, St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh Steiner School.