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City of Edinburgh EH7 4QU
From £349,999
From an estimated £1,763/mo with a 10% deposit over 30 years at 5.37%, September 2026 rates. See lenders’ rates for these homes
Built by Places for People
From£213,000
Development
Deposit contribution, £10,650 builder-stated, on every home, until 30 Nov 2026 · 2 more
Cruden Homes
Listing details from HomePortfolio and Places for People’s own site, checked 12 Nov 2026.
Where each plot sits on The Engine Yard.
Its homes, charges, schools and the cash you need, answered from the listings and official figures, on this page.
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Places for People sends its brochure for The Engine Yard on request. Ask for it on Places for People’s page
The Tram Sheds is the final phase of distinctive two-bedroom apartments and duplexes set within a carefully restored historic tram depot in Leith.
Combining original architectural features with contemporary interiors and industrial-inspired design, these homes offer characterful city living in one of Edinburgh’s most vibrant Communities.
Recently recognised as Scotland’s Renovation of the Year 2024.
Around a 2-minute walk from the tram, with easy connections into Edinburgh city centre
In Places for People’s words, from its page for The Engine Yard, read 12 Nov 2026.
Shrubhill Walk, Edinburgh, EH7 4RB
Places for People’s page for this development
From£359,995
Development in City of Edinburgh EH12 8FE
Enhanced specification included, on 1 of 7 homes
Taylor Wimpey
From£332,500
Development in East Lothian EH32 0NZ
Stamp duty paid, on 1 of 17 homes · 1 more
Places for People
From£194,995
Development in City of Edinburgh EH16 4DD
Key worker discount, on 2 of 21 homes
Persimmon HomesCity of Edinburgh EH7 4QU
The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.
No open schools within 2 km.
Ofsted and Get Information about Schools, via HomePortfolio.
How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.
From the 2021 Census.
The census holds no neighbourhood for this postcode.
ONS Census 2021 and ONS pay by council (ASHE), via HomePortfolio.
How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.
No walk, transit or bike scores for this postcode.
Nearest station Platform 2, Edinburgh Waverley 0.8 miles, 16 min walk
Walk Score® (walkscore.com), ONS Census 2021 and Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
What the 431 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.
No broadband records for the homes around it.
No mobile records for the homes around it.
Ofcom Connected Nations, via HomePortfolio. Ofcom copyright.
Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.
Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood.
No crime records for this neighbourhood.
data.police.uk, via HomePortfolio. Crimes are mapped to an approximate location.
Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.
Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.
No recorded sales within 1 km in the last two years.
HM Land Registry Price Paid with EPC floor areas, via HomePortfolio.
Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
Environment Agency NaFRA2, BGS and UKHSA radon, BGS GeoSure, Defra noise mapping and Pollution Climate Mapping, via HomePortfolio.
Local planning authorities’ registers, via HomePortfolio.
