Area Guide For EH8 8DR

When it comes to housing in the EH8 8DR area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 62, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 68. There are around 144 Shared ownership properties, 31 Local Authority rented, 84 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 255 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 158 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 78 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 25 are employed in Routine occupation and 35 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 80.

In EH8 8DR area, Couple with children amount to 61 while Couple without children amount to 129. The neighbourhood also has around 88 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 130 votes. Around 45 people are DIY enthusiasts, 92 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 115 are into football and 50 are fond of gardening. 97 people also like music while 79 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (255), The Times (255), Daily Telegraph (127), Daily Mail (70), Daily Express (44), The Sun (44) and Daily Mirror (41).

Some of the nearest services available in EH8 8DR are Abbeyhill Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Abbeyhill Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Abbeyhill Electrical Services Ltd (Electronic Shop), Space & Time (Interior Designers), Cityfairtrades (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Ross Electrical (Electronic Shop), Ross Electrical (Electronic Shop), Scott Rogers Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), Abbeyhill Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Abbeyhill Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Ideal Electrical Solutions (Electronic Shop), Ultra Systems (Property Maintenance Services), Aquapol Scotland Ltd (Damp & Dry Rot Service), Student Removals Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Student Removals Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Angus Self (Carpenters & Joiners), Angus Self (Carpenters & Joiners), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Richard Murphy Architects Ltd (Architect), Watson Burnett Design Partnership Ltd (Architect), Pure H20 Plumbing (Plumbers), E K Co (Kitchen Designers & Installers), E K Co (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Tangram Furnishers (Furniture Stores), Building Repair Scotland Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Capital Electrics (Electronic Shop), Capital Electrics (Electronic Shop), Rod Shearer (Property Maintenance Services), Ligne Roset Edinburgh (Furniture Stores), K W M Decoration (Plasterers), A Bathgate Joiners (Carpenters & Joiners), A Bathgate Joiners (Carpenters & Joiners), Man With a Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), Man With a Van Edinburgh (Removals & Storage Services), J & R Mill Roofing Services (Roofing Contractors), Malcolm Fraser Architect (Architect), The Edinburgh Plumber (Plumbers), Somner Macdonald Architects (Architect), Somner Macdonald Architects (Architect), Turnbull Associates (Architect), Moleta Munro Ltd (Furniture Stores), Eh1 Electrical (Electronic Shop), Ashley Ann Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Jackson Hart (Plumbers), Jackson Hart (Plumbers), P J Pelosi Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop), Maryfield Removals (Removals & Storage Services), W B A Creative Architecture (Architect), Repairs Direct (Property Maintenance Services), H K Surveying & Design (Building Surveyor), Wiszniewski Thomson Architects (Architect), John Thompson & Partners (Architect), N P Z Builders (Property Maintenance Services), John McMenamin Ltd (Builder), John McMenamin Ltd (Builder), John McMenamin Ltd (Builder), X S Locksmiths (Locksmiths), Handy Man Services (Property Maintenance Services), Douglas Flett Architects (Architect), Style Flooring Edinburgh Ltd (Flooring Services), Oliver Chapman Architects (Architect), Willowbrae Service Centre (Appliance Repairs), Building Repair UK Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), Property Repair (Property Maintenance Services), Edina Technical Company (Locksmiths) and Edina Technical Company (Locksmiths).

EH8 8DR 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, Leith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. EH8 8DR has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Royal Mile Primary School, Leith Walk Primary School, Abbeyhill Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Pilrig Park School, Drummond Comm High School, Wallace College. Then there are others like Mannafields Christian School, The Edinburgh Academy, George Heriot's School.