Cost of living in Edinburgh
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Hi All
I have a possible opportunity to relocate from Cheshire to work in Edinburgh. I'm considering the value of living in the City centre to avoid all commuting, against living outside the city to save money but having to endure a daily commute.
Can anyone offer any advice? Where would a reasonably nice part of the City be to live? What about nice suburbs that would let me get the train into Edinburgh with a maximum journey time of say 45 minutes?
I have a 19 mile reasonably easy commute at the moment and live in a house that I own, so I'm just trying to work out if it's worthwhile even pursuing this new opportunity.
Many thanks!
I have a possible opportunity to relocate from Cheshire to work in Edinburgh. I'm considering the value of living in the City centre to avoid all commuting, against living outside the city to save money but having to endure a daily commute.
Can anyone offer any advice? Where would a reasonably nice part of the City be to live? What about nice suburbs that would let me get the train into Edinburgh with a maximum journey time of say 45 minutes?
I have a 19 mile reasonably easy commute at the moment and live in a house that I own, so I'm just trying to work out if it's worthwhile even pursuing this new opportunity.
Many thanks!
I live in Linlithgow. A nice town with all the amenities that you could need and the main Edinburgh- Glasgow train line running through and stopping at the station in the centre of town. A train to Edinburgh leaves approximately every 15mins and the same on the return. The train takes 20-25mins to get to either haymarket or Waverley..
I wouldnt stay in Stirling if I was to work in Edinburgh as it is right on the limit of how far most people would call a reasonable commute
For actually living in Edinburgh the bus service is excellent for most commuting needs
I wouldnt stay in Stirling if I was to work in Edinburgh as it is right on the limit of how far most people would call a reasonable commute
For actually living in Edinburgh the bus service is excellent for most commuting needs
If you are looking for city centre, the New Town is premium, but if that is out of your price range then Marchmont or Stockbridge could suit you better. The bus service in Edinburgh is second to none (which is why we dont need those bloody trams!) Housing is expensive compared to many other areas, expect to pay £300k + for a decent 2 bed flat in Marchmont or Stockbridge and parking can be expensive in those areas. However Edinburgh is not a huge sprawling city and like others have said there are lots of nice places within easy commute where housing costs etc are a lot more reasonable.
Hope this helps,
G
Hope this helps,
G
Marchmont, Stockbridge, Tollcross, Morningside, Bruntsfield...all lovely, all close to centre, all have decently priced property.
Edinburgh is a very nice place indeed to live. Avoid Granton\Wester Hailles \Pilton\Niddry.
Public transport (despite what the locals say) in Edinburgh is excellent. It's also a small enough to cycle round.
Edinburgh is a very nice place indeed to live. Avoid Granton\Wester Hailles \Pilton\Niddry.
Public transport (despite what the locals say) in Edinburgh is excellent. It's also a small enough to cycle round.
VetteG said:
If you are looking for city centre, the New Town is premium, but if that is out of your price range then Marchmont or Stockbridge could suit you better. The bus service in Edinburgh is second to none (which is why we dont need those bloody trams!) Housing is expensive compared to many other areas, expect to pay £300k + for a decent 2 bed flat in Marchmont or Stockbridge and parking can be expensive in those areas. However Edinburgh is not a huge sprawling city and like others have said there are lots of nice places within easy commute where housing costs etc are a lot more reasonable.
Hope this helps,
G
Echo this friend has just secured a nice sized 2 bed on Broughton Rd for just over 300k.Hope this helps,
G
What i would say is living in both near Guildford as well as Edinburgh (up here for work), the cost of living up here for me is much cheaper and as we're on PH cost of fuel is 3 - 5p cheaper up here than down south.
I lived in Balgreen for a year and a half, there's quite a bit of cooncil housing around there but it's by no means a s
thole, one of the better cheaper areas. The council tenants seemed to be mostly oldies, no hooded gangs strutting around the leafy avenues, it's a world away from the likes of Wester Hailes, Niddrie and Pilton. I'd live there again if I absolutely had to move back into the city.
It's a few minutes walk from Murrayfield and there are many bus routes passing by so you'd have a bus every few minutes to the city centre. You're also the right side of the city for the airport, you can be there in 15 minutes.
All things considered though, for me, I'm glad I moved to South Queensferry away from the city. Lovely pretty little seafront, great views, fresh air, nice pubs and eateries, cheaper than Edinburgh, easy access to the Highlands (or a nice easy daytrip around the Trossachs), the list goes on.
thole, one of the better cheaper areas. The council tenants seemed to be mostly oldies, no hooded gangs strutting around the leafy avenues, it's a world away from the likes of Wester Hailes, Niddrie and Pilton. I'd live there again if I absolutely had to move back into the city. It's a few minutes walk from Murrayfield and there are many bus routes passing by so you'd have a bus every few minutes to the city centre. You're also the right side of the city for the airport, you can be there in 15 minutes.
All things considered though, for me, I'm glad I moved to South Queensferry away from the city. Lovely pretty little seafront, great views, fresh air, nice pubs and eateries, cheaper than Edinburgh, easy access to the Highlands (or a nice easy daytrip around the Trossachs), the list goes on.
whirligig said:
City centre living in Edinburgh is great but for affordability maybe worth considering North Berwick/Dunbar, an easy communte by train.
I live in Dirleton (North Berwick) and for me it is the best of both worlds - beautiful beeches, lovely town and a great community with a nice feel about it (you can tell I am standing as a Councillor for here come May 
) coupled with a superb train service into Edinburgh, which is a great city - you won't regret moving here. Before moving out of town, I lived in Stockbridge which is a great place to be and a short walk from the city centre.
OP; I think some people are being a little extreme with their suggestions! You can get to the City Centre from almost everywhere in Edinburgh within 45mins easy, therefore no need to move outside of Edinburgh IMHO (e.g. Sterling, Dunbar, South Q).
I'll estimate some bus/car times for some of the nicer areas within Edinburgh for you:
Cramond - 40/20 mins
Liberton - 30/15 mins
Corstorphine - 30/15 mins
Murrayfield - 15/10 mins
Stockbridge - 15/10 mins
Newington - 15/10 mins
Blackford - 15/10 mins
Morningside - 10/5 mins
Roseburn - 10/5mins
For the above areas, in terms of buy prices, you can expect to pay anything from £150k all the way up to ten times that depending on what you are looking for. You can rent starting around £600 in some of these places and again go up to crazy prices, but then that's the same for anywhere!
I'll estimate some bus/car times for some of the nicer areas within Edinburgh for you:
Cramond - 40/20 mins
Liberton - 30/15 mins
Corstorphine - 30/15 mins
Murrayfield - 15/10 mins
Stockbridge - 15/10 mins
Newington - 15/10 mins
Blackford - 15/10 mins
Morningside - 10/5 mins
Roseburn - 10/5mins
For the above areas, in terms of buy prices, you can expect to pay anything from £150k all the way up to ten times that depending on what you are looking for. You can rent starting around £600 in some of these places and again go up to crazy prices, but then that's the same for anywhere!
As said, most areas of Edinburgh are nice. The first place I lived was Marchmont, which is around 25 minute walk from the city centre (30 minute drive otherwise). Stockbridge is also very nice and both places have a lot of character. I'm on the east side of town which isn't as interesting, but if you want to be a bit further out Portobello is nice and has a beach (and 24hr bus service). But personally I'd move into Edinburgh itself instead of commuting in, which can be unpredictable in terms of how long it takes.
Kays vRS said:
As said, most areas of Edinburgh are nice. The first place I lived was Marchmont, which is around 25 minute walk from the city centre (30 minute drive otherwise). Stockbridge is also very nice and both places have a lot of character. I'm on the east side of town which isn't as interesting, but if you want to be a bit further out Portobello is nice and has a beach (and 24hr bus service). But personally I'd move into Edinburgh itself instead of commuting in, which can be unpredictable in terms of how long it takes.
Portobello? Nice? You must have been smoking the same crack they do there. Porty is a ned infested hole. Joppa would be nice if it wasn't so close to Porty.
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