Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryBaronscourt Surgery32 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools23 primary, 7 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryParsons Green Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryAbbeyhill Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryHoly Rood RC High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI8.3 miRailway stationEdinburgh1.2 miTramMcDonald Road (Edinburgh Trams)Broughton1.2 miBus stationBus StationEdinburgh1.3 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing2.7 miBus stops140 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH8 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH8 postcode district.
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
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People5,056 residentsin the Willowbrae and Duddingston Village census areaMedian age 41.72,505 households75% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright5% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 2,878 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 27% go by car, 15% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages57% of adults hold a degree or higher7% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%, other languages 8%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 yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDunsapie Lochlake · under a mileSt Margaret's Lochlake · under a mileWhinny Hillhill · under a mileCraigentinny Beachbeach · 1.6 miArthur's Seathill · under a mileEast Sands of Leithbeach · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolyrood Parkpark · within reach · 236 haCraigmillar Castle Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 60 haLochend Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haPrestonfield Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haDuddingston Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 15 haMeadowbank Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 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 197931 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202110 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 8.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,598 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation165 m541 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
