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Builders 13 CCTV Equipment and Services 10 Architects 10 Gardeners 10 Window Cleaners 10 Removal Services 10 Kitchen Design and Installation 10 Interior Designers 9 Air Conditioning Contractors 8 Roofing Services 8 Arborist and Tree Surgeons 8 Tiling Contractors 8 Audio Visual Consultants 7 Conservatory Supply and Installation 6 Central Heating Services 5 Architectural Designers 4 Curtain Maker and Retailers 4 Aquarium and Pond Supplies 1 Solar Energy Equipment Suppliers 1 Plumber 1

Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryGracemount Medical Group10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryFrogston Primary Schoolright herePrimarySt Catherine's RC Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryGracemount High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI8.8 miRailway stationShawfairNewton Village3.1 miTramPrinces Street (Edinburgh Trams)3.8 miBus stationBus StationEdinburgh4.0 miFerryLeith Newhaven Harbour Ferry Landing5.8 miBus stops71 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH17 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH17 postcode district.

County or areaCity of Edinburgh
Postcode districtEH17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:26 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:41 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,476 residentsin the Mortonhall and Anwickhill census areaMedian age 54.11,227 households86% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright3% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 1,107 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 11%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 39% go by car, 16% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle88% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C763 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksElf Lochlake · 1.6 miEllen's Glenglen · 1.0 miThe Braidshills · 1.5 miGalachlawhill · 1.3 miDuddingston Lochlake · 2.8 miBraid Hillshill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurdiehouse Burn Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 26 haGracemount Community Parkpark · under a mileSeven Acre Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haMortonhall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 61 haKirkbrae Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.4 mi · 5 haMoredun Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197933 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 20216 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.7 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,254 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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