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Pubs 487 Restaurants 1,856 Banks 53 Hotels 538 Shops 3,317 Supermarkets 144 Takeaways 607 Cinemas 10 Attractions 536 Business services 323 Education 740 Health and beauty 2,046 Home improvement 731 Leisure 202 Property services 258




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County or areaCity of Edinburgh
Postcode districtEH7
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 –
People5,255 residentsin the Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North census areaMedian age 34.32,975 households53% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright11% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate76% of adults are economically active, 3,548 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, hospitality 10%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 18% go by car, 18% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages58% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%, other languages 17%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C723 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksSt Anthony's Chapel Ruinshistoric site · under a mileLochend Lochlake · under a mileBurns Monumenthistoric site · under a mileSt Margaret's Lochlake · under a mileRoyal Edinburgh Castlecastle · 1.7 miCrichton Castle - Historic Scotlandcastle · 1.7 miEast Sands of Leithbeach · 1.3 miCraigentinny Beachbeach · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHolyrood Parkpark · under a mile · 236 haLochend Parkpark · within reach · 9 haLeith Linkspark · under a mile · 19 haCraigentinny Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 34 haMeadowbank Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 haSeafield Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 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 11 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,359 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFindlay Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryRestalrig Park Medical Centre26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBestway National Chemists LTD36 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMeadowbank Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationHer Majesty's Inspectorate of ConstabularyEdinburgh1.0 miCash machineLochend Bestone (ATMaaS)2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools23 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySt Ninian's RC Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryAbbeyhill Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryLeith Academyunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI8.2 miRailway stationEdinburgh1.2 miTramBalfour Street (Edinburgh Trams)Pilrigunder a mileBus stationBus StationEdinburgh1.2 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing2.1 miBus stops206 within a mileCar parkQ-Park OMNIEdinburgh1.0 miEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationEdinburgh1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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