Area Guide For EH6 8DQ

When it comes to housing in the EH6 8DQ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 64, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 73. There are around 102 Shared ownership properties, 34 Local Authority rented, 108 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 105 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 93 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 67 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 59 are employed in Routine occupation and 67 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 110.

In EH6 8DQ area, Couple with children amount to 97 while Couple without children amount to 102. The neighbourhood also has around 124 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 125 votes. Around 71 people are DIY enthusiasts, 89 people are interested in eating out, 93 like exercise, 116 are into football and 73 are fond of gardening. 97 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (246) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (231), The Times (125), The Sun (79), Daily Mail (75), Daily Express (65), Daily Mirror (64) and Daily Telegraph (59).

Some of the nearest services available in EH6 8DQ are Perfect House Painting & Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Ace Insurance Contractors Ltd (Builder), Edinburgh Components (Appliance Retailer), Bodan All Trades (Property Maintenance Services), Dignan Read Dewar (Architect), Carpet Shop (Carpet Fitter), Ace Repair Specialists (Builder), L J McDonald (Gas Installers), All Seasons Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Bomar Carpet Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Leith Bed Centre (Bed & Bedding Shop), Sutherland Hussey Architects (Architect), Mottram Patrick Partnership (Architect), The Bed Shop (Bed & Bedding Shop), F3 Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Cross Check Plastering Services (Plasterers), Elmwood Glass & Glazing Industrial & Domestic Glaziers (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Ogilvy of Leith (Architectural Service), Thistle Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Millers Flooring (Carpet Fitter), M G Millington (Painters & Decorators), Central Carpets Leith Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Gary McKenzie Plasterers & Ceramic Tilers (Plasterers), Dekor Style Ltd (Builder), Kast Connections (Property Maintenance Services), E W McKay (Painters & Decorators), George Clark Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Ronald Graham Roofing & Building (Roofing Contractors), Millers Flooring (Flooring Store), McKenzie Flooring (Flooring Services), Konishi Gaffney (Architect), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Textile Wise (Curtain Supplier), M G Electrical (Electronic Shop), Tecx Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Tec Alarms Ltd (Electronic Shop), F3 Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Kelvin Lighting Ltd (Lighting Stores), Man & Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Traditional Roofing & Building Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Up Up Ltd (Builder), Scott & Davie (Plasterers), Alexander Lawrie (Electronic Shop), Discount Trade Windows (Window Replacement & Glaziers), McKenzie & Flynn Ltd (Roofing Contractors), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), Carpet Bargain Store (Carpet Fitter), Home Handyman Scotland Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Nevin of Edinburgh (Painters & Decorators) and Brighthouse (Electrician).

EH6 8DQ 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. EH6 8DQ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Leith Primary School, Prospect Bank School, Hermitage Park 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.