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EH5 2HF · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for EH5 2HF.

Sat · 12 Sep
13°high
Partly cloudy12° low
Sun17°10° lowCloudy13 Sep
Mon21°13° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Today17°13° lowShowers15 Sep
Tomorrow14°9° lowCloudy16 Sep
Thu15°11° lowShowers17 Sep
Fri16°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+3.3%City of Edinburgh · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning46 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationHaymarket1.9 miles▦Local councilCity of EdinburghLocal authority
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around City of Edinburgh

EH5 2HF is in the City of Edinburgh local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Haymarket, about 1.9 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold priceNot availableEH5 postcode district

Dates unavailable

No sale sample available · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£303,067City of Edinburgh

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+3.3%City of Edinburgh

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use area average: £303,067
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂13 Boswall Grove Edinburgh EH5 2EJProposed extension to ground floor flat.Awaiting decision›⌂Telecoms Apparatus 104 Metres Northwest Of 525 Ferry Road EdinburghProposed removal of existing 15m monopole, proposed removal of 4no existing cabinets, proposed installation of 20m monopole, proposed installation of 6no. antennas, proposed installation of 3no. RRUs, proposed installation of 1no. GPS module, proposed installation of 2no 0.3m dishes, proposed installation of 2no cabinets, and ancillary development thereto.Awaiting decision›⌂60 Pilton Drive Edinburgh EH5 2HGNew external door opening in place of existing window.Awaiting decision›⌂24 Pilton Place Royston Edinburgh EH5 2EXInstall a timber construction garden room to be used a personal gym.Awaiting decision›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in City of Edinburgh.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

SchoolsSchool data is not available here

Coverage differs across UK education systems.

Immediate neighbourhoodNeighbourhood population is not available here

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Reported crimeComparable crime data is not available here

Coverage and definitions differ across UK nations.

Employment3.3%

Unemployment estimate for City of Edinburgh · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Edinburgh North and Leith.

Local councilCity of EdinburghLocal authority for EH5 2HF
Latest general election · 2024Labour42.1% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour42.1% of votes63.1% turnout
2019Scottish National Party43.8% of votes76.7% turnout
2017Scottish National Party34.0% of votes71.2% turnout
2015Scottish National Party40.9% of votes71.7% turnout
2010Lab / Co-op37.5% of votes68.4% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadMajor-road information unavailableTry again later
Clean air & driving chargesEdinburgh Low Emission ZoneLEZ operates in the city centre
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Edinburgh Airport

About 5.7 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Edinburgh3.3 miles away

Green space and walks

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around EH5 2HF.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around EH5 2HF
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: National Records of Scotland (not yet integrated). Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 22:15

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