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Transport in EH8 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near EH8 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Population
11,419 (2024)
Transport

How well connected EH8 8 is

60 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of EH8 8. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
60
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Edinburgh Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Picardy Place (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    McDonald Road (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 04
    St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 05
    Balfour Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 06
    Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 07
    Foot of the Walk (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 08
    West End - Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 09
    The Shore (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 10
    Haymarket Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 11
    Haymarket (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 12
    Port of Leith (Edinburgh Trams)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Scottish Parliament, 42 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

How peopleget to work isn't published in a comparable form for Scotland.
Cars

Car ownership

64.3% of households in EH8 8 have no car or van, more than double the Scotland average of 26.4%.

EH8 8Scotland
No car or van64.3%26.4%
130.7%43.1%
24.6%23.6%
3 or more0.6%6.9%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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