Area Guide For EH5 1JG

When it comes to housing in the EH5 1JG area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 28, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 30. There are around 124 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 255 Housing Association rented and around 79 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 35 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 56 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 51 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 163 are employed in Routine occupation and 133 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 203.

In EH5 1JG area, Couple with children amount to 107 while Couple without children amount to 95. The neighbourhood also has around 233 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 107 votes. Around 91 people are DIY enthusiasts, 90 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 130 are into football and 76 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 78 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (156) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (105), Daily Express (71), Daily Mail (55), The Guardian (44), The Times (43), The Independent (28) and Daily Telegraph (23).

Some of the nearest services available in EH5 1JG are Complete Bathroom & Tiles (Bathroom Designer), Rowat Roofing Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Cockburn Building Company (Builder), Inverleith Roofing Service Ltd (Roofing Contractors), D Blake & Co Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Regal Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), Capital Movers Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), Lee Hawkins (Plasterers), K W A Architecture Ltd (Architect), K Brown Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Clockwork Removals & Storage (Removals & Storage Services), J W Glazing & Joinery Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Hoults (Removals & Storage Services), Livingstone & Lowe Joiners (Carpenters & Joiners), E I E Roofing & Cladding Ltd (Roofing Contractors), A R Mason (Plumbers), Precision Moves (Removals & Storage Services), Zone Architects (Architect), A 1 Fitting (Gas Engineers), Dyno Locks & Alarms (Security systems), A M Interiors (Interior Designers), Fountainbridge Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Len Lothian Ltd (Removals & Storage Services), J & F Johnston Ltd (Architect), Amde Partners - Carpet Rug Upholstery Cleaning (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Ace Domestic Appliances (Appliance Retailer), Absolute Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Fair Price Kitchens & Bathrooms Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), S Hutton (Painters & Decorators) and Eastern Electric Scotland Ltd (Electronic Shop).

EH5 1JG 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. EH5 1JG has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Granton Primary School, Pirniehall Primary School, Forthview Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Craigroyston Comm High School, Edinburgh’s Telford College, Edinburgh College. Then there are others like The Edinburgh Academy, Fettes College, St George's School (Edinburgh).