Area Guide For EH8 8BQ

When it comes to housing in the EH8 8BQ 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 EH8 8BQ 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 EH8 8BQ are Rough Design Partnership Ltd (Interior Designers), Dumbreck Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Oliver Chapman Architects (Architect), Ultra Systems (Property Maintenance Services), Cityfairtrades (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Planning & Building Design Ltd (Architectural Service), Tangram Furnishers (Furniture Stores), Southside Glazing (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Richard Murphy Architects Ltd (Architect), H K Surveying & Design (Building Surveyor), Benjamin Tindall Architects (Architect), Handy Man Services (Property Maintenance Services), Handy Man Services (Property Maintenance Services), Douglas Flett Architects (Architect), Abbeyhill Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Abbeyhill Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Edina Technical Company (Locksmiths), Edina Technical Company (Locksmiths), Capital Electrics (Electronic Shop), Capital Electrics (Electronic Shop), Scotmove Edinburgh Removal Services (Removals & Storage Services), Abbeyhill Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Willowbrae Service Centre (Appliance Repairs), Ideal Electrical Solutions (Electronic Shop), Style Flooring Edinburgh Ltd (Flooring Services), Building Repair UK Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Gilberts Associates Ltd (Architect), The Coating Company Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Property Repair (Property Maintenance Services), Property Repair (Property Maintenance Services), Maryfield Removals (Removals & Storage Services), Garry Olver Painters Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Man With a Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Man With a Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Dumbreck Decorators (Painters & Decorators), Signature (Painters & Decorators), D B Decorator (Painters & Decorators), Student Removals Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Student Removals Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Ligne Roset Edinburgh (Furniture Stores), Moleta Munro Ltd (Furniture Stores), J & R Mill Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), Source Electronics (Electrician), Studio D U B (Architect), Malcolm Fraser Architect (Architect), Eh1 Electrical (Electronic Shop), Somner Macdonald Architects (Architect), John Thompson & Partners (Architect), Graeme Massie Architects (Architect), Purpose Design Ltd (Interior Designers), Watson Burnett Design Partnership Ltd (Architect), Pure H20 Plumbing (Plumbers), Ashley Ann Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), K W M Decoration (Plasterers), Angus Self (Carpenters & Joiners), Angus Self (Carpenters & Joiners), John McMenamin Ltd (Builder), John McMenamin Ltd (Builder), A Bathgate Joiners (Carpenters & Joiners), Jackson Hart (Plumbers), Ross Electrical (Electronic Shop), Ross Electrical (Electronic Shop), E K Co (Kitchen Designers & Installers), E K Co (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Scott Rogers Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Scott Rogers Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners) and P J Pelosi Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop).

EH8 8BQ 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. EH8 8BQ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Mary's RC Primary School, Royal Mile Primary School, Abbeyhill Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Drummond Comm High School, St Thomas of Aquin's High School, Wallace College. Then there are others like Mannafields Christian School, The Edinburgh Academy, George Heriot's School.