Area Guide For EH6 8FG

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

EH6 8FG 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 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 8FG has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Leith Primary School, Lorne Primary 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.