Area Guide For EH6 8FH

When it comes to housing in the EH6 8FH area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 101, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 111. There are around 74 Shared ownership properties, 25 Local Authority rented, 66 Housing Association rented and around 127 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 46 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 76 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 77 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 165 are employed in Routine occupation and 140 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 156.

In EH6 8FH area, Couple with children amount to 109 while Couple without children amount to 94. The neighbourhood also has around 130 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 100 votes. Around 105 people are DIY enthusiasts, 98 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 111 are into football and 87 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 91 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (162) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (126), Daily Express (85), Daily Mail (72), The Guardian (61), The Independent (38), Daily Telegraph (37) and The Times (35).

Some of the nearest services available in EH6 8FH are Thistle Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Ronald Graham Roofing & Building (Roofing Contractors), Bodan All Trades (Property Maintenance Services), Behar Carpets & Flooring (Carpet Fitter), Thorburn Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Tecx Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Alexander Lawrie (Electronic Shop), M G Electrical (Electronic Shop), Mottram Patrick Partnership (Architect), Dekor Style Ltd (Builder), Kast Connections (Property Maintenance Services), Scott Electrical (Electronic Shop), Elmwood Glass & Glazing Industrial & Domestic Glaziers (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Ogilvy of Leith (Architectural Service), J S B Plumbing & Sons (Plumbers), Gary McKenzie Plasterers & Ceramic Tilers (Plasterers), Primrose Jackson Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), M G Millington (Painters & Decorators), T Currie Builders (Bricklayer), Sheerins (Painters & Decorators), L D M Electrical & Associated Services (Electronic Shop), Nicolson George Painters Decorators (Painters & Decorators), McKenzie & Flynn Ltd (Roofing Contractors), K M Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), L J McDonald (Gas Installers), George Nicolson Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Thistle Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Hardwood Flooring (Flooring Store), Floors 4 U Within Carpet Warehouse (Flooring Store), George Clark Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Archers Sleepcentre Ltd (Bed & Bedding Shop), Brooker Simpson (Painters & Decorators), All Seasons Roofing (Roofing Contractors) and Abacus Electrical (Electronic Shop).

EH6 8FH 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 8FH 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.