Area Guide For EH6 8QN

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

EH6 8QN 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 8QN 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.