Area Guide For EH6 5BY

When it comes to housing in the EH6 5BY 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 EH6 5BY 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 EH6 5BY are Perfect House Painting & Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Coast Architects Ltd (Architect), A & C Plumbing Services (Plumbers), Kast Connections (Property Maintenance Services), Thistle Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Dash Services (Painters & Decorators), Leith Bed Centre (Bed & Bedding Shop), M S B Furniture Designs (Furniture Designers), Adeel Electrical Goods (Electrician), Up Up Ltd (Builder), Up Up Ltd (Builder), Scott & Davie (Plasterers), Scott & Davie (Plasterers), Millers Flooring (Carpet Fitter), Sutherland Hussey Architects (Architect), E W McKay (Painters & Decorators), Redpath John Electric Contractor (Electronic Shop), M G Millington (Painters & Decorators), Ace Insurance Contractors Ltd (Builder), Dignan Read Dewar (Architect), Edinburgh Components (Appliance Retailer), Edinburgh Components (Appliance Retailer), Bomar Carpet Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Brighthouse (Electrician), McKenzie & Flynn Ltd (Roofing Contractors), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), Discount Trade Windows (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Discount Trade Windows (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Greyfriars Lead & Copper Contractors Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Ace Repair Specialists (Builder), Icosis Ltd (Architect), Capital Lock Services (Locksmiths), Textile Wise (Curtain Supplier), Carpet Bargain Store (Carpet Fitter), Home Handyman Scotland Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Nevin of Edinburgh (Painters & Decorators), Space & Time (Interior Designers), Konishi Gaffney (Architect), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Traditional Roofing & Building Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Urbane Furniture (Furniture Stores), Tec Alarms Ltd (Electronic Shop), Painting & Decorating Edinburgh (Painters & Decorators), Edinburgh 24hr Lock Services (Locksmiths), Smith Scott Mullan Associates (Architect), Magnet (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Central Carpets Leith Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Gary McKenzie Plasterers & Ceramic Tilers (Plasterers), Greyfriars Roofing Services Ltd (Roofing Contractors), McLuskey Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), Kelvin Lighting Ltd (Lighting Stores), Man & Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Man & Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), F3 Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), F3 Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Cross Check Plastering Services (Plasterers), Simpson & Brown Architects With Addyman Archaeology (Architect), The Bed Shop (Bed & Bedding Shop), Ronald Graham Roofing & Building (Roofing Contractors), Hacking & Paterson (Property Maintenance Services), Carpet Shop (Carpet Fitter), Millers Flooring (Flooring Store), McKenzie Flooring (Flooring Services) and Hackland & Dore Ltd (Architect).

EH6 5BY 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, Edinburgh 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. EH6 5BY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Leith Primary School, Lorne Primary School, Leith Walk Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Leith Academy, Pilrig Park School, Drummond Comm High School. Then there are others like Mannafields Christian School, The Edinburgh Academy, George Heriot's School.