Area Guide For EH6 8DR

When it comes to housing in the EH6 8DR area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 65, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 136. There are around 255 Shared ownership properties, 20 Local Authority rented, 62 Housing Association rented and around 132 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 115 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 133 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 83 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 95 are employed in Routine occupation and 104 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 96.

In EH6 8DR area, Couple with children amount to 94 while Couple without children amount to 104. The neighbourhood also has around 93 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 117 votes. Around 97 people are DIY enthusiasts, 103 people are interested in eating out, 105 like exercise, 116 are into football and 95 are fond of gardening. 102 people also like music while 104 are into traveling.

The Independent is the most subscribed (113) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (104), Daily Mail (98), Daily Express (96), The Guardian (93), The Times (87), Daily Mirror (74) and Daily Telegraph (70).

Some of the nearest services available in EH6 8DR are Thistle Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Perfect House Painting & Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Perfect House Painting & Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Thorburn Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Garry Olver Painters Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Thistle Decorators (Painters & Decorators), M S B Furniture Designs (Furniture Designers), Leith Bed Centre (Bed & Bedding Shop), J S B Plumbing & Sons (Plumbers), Dekor Style Ltd (Builder), Kast Connections (Property Maintenance Services), Scott & Davie (Plasterers), Up Up Ltd (Builder), Up Up Ltd (Builder), Alexander Lawrie (Electronic Shop), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Konishi Gaffney (Architect), Konishi Gaffney (Architect), L D M Electrical & Associated Services (Electronic Shop), Traditional Roofing & Building Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Elmwood Glass & Glazing Industrial & Domestic Glaziers (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Ogilvy of Leith (Architectural Service), McKenzie Flooring (Flooring Services), McKenzie Flooring (Flooring Services), Floors 4 U Within Carpet Warehouse (Flooring Store), Edinburgh Components (Appliance Retailer), Edinburgh Components (Appliance Retailer), Edinburgh Components (Appliance Retailer), Bodan All Trades (Property Maintenance Services), Dignan Read Dewar (Architect), Dignan Read Dewar (Architect), Scott Electrical (Electronic Shop), Ronald Graham Roofing & Building (Roofing Contractors), Primrose Jackson Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Central Carpets Leith Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Central Carpets Leith Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Gary McKenzie Plasterers & Ceramic Tilers (Plasterers), The Bed Shop (Bed & Bedding Shop), F3 Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), F3 Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Cross Check Plastering Services (Plasterers), Cross Check Plastering Services (Plasterers), Simpson & Brown Architects With Addyman Archaeology (Architect), T Currie Builders (Bricklayer), Sheerins (Painters & Decorators), Sutherland Hussey Architects (Architect), Mottram Patrick Partnership (Architect), John Irving Tex Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Behar Carpets & Flooring (Carpet Fitter), George Clark Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), F3 Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Kelvin Lighting Ltd (Lighting Stores), Kelvin Lighting Ltd (Lighting Stores), Man & Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Man & Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Man & Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Brighthouse (Electrician), All Seasons Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Abacus Electrical (Electronic Shop), Bomar Carpet Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Archers Sleepcentre Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop), Brooker Simpson (Painters & Decorators), Carpet Bargain Store (Carpet Fitter), Home Handyman Scotland Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Nevin of Edinburgh (Painters & Decorators), Brighthouse (Electrician), Hardwood Flooring (Flooring Store), Discount Trade Windows (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Discount Trade Windows (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Discount Trade Windows (Window Replacement & Glaziers), McKenzie & Flynn Ltd (Roofing Contractors), K M Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), Tecx Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Textile Wise (Curtain Supplier), Textile Wise (Curtain Supplier), M G Electrical (Electronic Shop), George Nicolson Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), L J McDonald (Gas Installers) and Nicolson George Painters Decorators (Painters & Decorators).

EH6 8DR 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, Newcastle 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 8DR has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Mary's 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.