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Pubs 496 Restaurants 1,897 Banks 66 Shops 3,333 Supermarkets 151 Takeaways 618 Cinemas 11 Attractions 531 Business services 330 Education 756 Health and beauty 2,066 Home improvement 737 Leisure 198 Property services 272




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County or areaCity of Edinburgh
Postcode districtEH1
Telephone code0131
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:26 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:41 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,240 residentsin the Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street census areaMedian age 24.02,412 households24% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright20% social rented, 54% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting11.2% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,693 in work, 5% retiredMain industries: hospitality 24%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 11% go by car, 17% take public transport, 31% walk or cycle89% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher7% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 80%, other languages 20%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C726 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEdinburgh Calton Hillhistoric site · under a mileDugald Stewart Monumenthistoric site · under a mileJOIVY Thirty Castle Streetcastle · under a mileRoyal Edinburgh Castlecastle · under a mileLochend Lochlake · 1.1 miSt Margaret's Lochlake · 1.1 miLeith Street Bridgebridge · under a mileCalton Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHolyrood Parkpark · under a mile · 236 haCalton Hillpark · under a mile · 7 haRoyal Botanic Garden and Arboretumpark · under a mile · 25 haWarriston Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haEast Scotland Street Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a milePrestonfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 40 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197930 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202110 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 15 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFindlay Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryAnnandale Medical Practice30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBroughton Pharmacy51 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist103 Dental & Implant Practiceunder a milePolice stationGayfield Police StationEdinburghright hereCash machineThe Bank of New York Europe2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools27 primary, 7 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySt Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)under a mileSecondaryDrummond Community High Schoolunder a milePrimaryLeith Walk Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI7.2 miRailway stationEdinburghunder a mileTramPicardy Place (Edinburgh Trams)under a mileBus stationBus StationEdinburghunder a mileFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing1.7 miBus stops295 within a mileCar parkQ-Park OMNIEdinburgh5 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationEdinburgh2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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