Area Guide For EH6 8RQ

When it comes to housing in the EH6 8RQ 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 8RQ 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 8RQ are Ace Insurance Contractors Ltd (Builder), Konishi Gaffney (Architect), Konishi Gaffney (Architect), Space & Time (Interior Designers), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Bargain Appliances (Electrician), Thistle Decorators (Painters & Decorators), A & C Plumbing Services (Plumbers), Leith Bed Centre (Bed & Bedding Shop), Coast Architects Ltd (Architect), M S B Furniture Designs (Furniture Designers), Icosis Ltd (Architect), Hacking & Paterson (Property Maintenance Services), Carpet Shop (Carpet Fitter), Bomar Carpet Ltd (Carpet Fitter), X S Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Sutherland Hussey Architects (Architect), Brighthouse (Electrician), Up Up Ltd (Builder), Up Up Ltd (Builder), Adeel Electrical Goods (Electrician), Scott & Davie (Plasterers), Perfect House Painting & Decorating (Painters & Decorators), Perfect House Painting & Decorating (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), McLuskey Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), Traditional Roofing & Building Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Urbane Furniture (Furniture Stores), Ronald Graham Roofing & Building (Roofing Contractors), Greyfriars Roofing Services Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Central Carpets Leith Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Central Carpets Leith Ltd (Carpet Fitter), E W McKay (Painters & Decorators), Gary McKenzie Plasterers & Ceramic Tilers (Plasterers), Redpath John Electric Contractor (Electronic Shop), Kast Connections (Property Maintenance Services), Millers Flooring (Carpet Fitter), Smith Scott Mullan Associates (Architect), Magnet (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Carpet Bargain Store (Carpet Fitter), Home Handyman Scotland Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Nevin of Edinburgh (Painters & Decorators), Brighthouse (Electrician), Greyfriars Lead & Copper Contractors Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Ace Repair Specialists (Builder), McKenzie & Flynn Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Tec Alarms Ltd (Electronic Shop), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), Painting & Decorating Edinburgh (Painters & Decorators), Discount Trade Windows (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Discount Trade Windows (Window Replacement & Glaziers), 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), M G Millington (Painters & Decorators), Man With a Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), The Bed Shop (Bed & Bedding Shop), Millers Flooring (Flooring Store), McKenzie Flooring (Flooring Services), McKenzie Flooring (Flooring Services), Rod Shearer (Property Maintenance Services), Hackland & Dore Ltd (Architect), Bodan All Trades (Property Maintenance Services), Dignan Read Dewar (Architect), Dignan Read Dewar (Architect), Textile Wise (Curtain Supplier), Textile Wise (Curtain Supplier), Edinburgh Components (Appliance Retailer) and Edinburgh Components (Appliance Retailer).

EH6 8RQ 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, Edinburgh Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing, South Queensferry 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 8RQ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Lorne Primary School, Hermitage Park Primary School, Leith Walk Primary School, Leith Walk 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.