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Drum Brae/Gyle

Ward in City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Coordinates:55.945, -3.298
OS grid ref:NT 19 73
Dialling code: 0131 (Edinburgh)

Drum Brae/Gyle is an electoral ward in the west of the City of Edinburgh, combining older suburban streets around Drum Brae and Corstorphine with the more recently developed retail and business quarter around the Gyle. It is a mixed area of post‑war council housing, suburban family homes and modern office and shopping parks, so you get a fairly broad social and economic mix within a compact part of the city.

Locally notable features include The Gyle Centre and nearby Edinburgh Park employment zone, good road and rail links towards the city centre and Edinburgh Airport, and easy access to green space such as Corstorphine Hill. The ward’s character reflects rapid late‑20th century development alongside older community institutions, making it both a commuter hub and a settled residential neighbourhood.

Postcode districts covering Drum Brae/Gyle

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Neighbouring places

Transport links

  • Airport Edinburgh Airport 2.9 miles4.7 km
  • Airport Glasgow International Airport 44.3 miles71.2 km
  • Railway station South Gyle Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
  • Railway station Edinburgh Park Railway Station 1.3 miles2 km

Local points of interest

  • Murrayfield Stadium Stadium 2.2 miles3.5 km
  • Cramond beach Beach 2.4 miles3.9 km
  • Tynecastle Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles4.1 km
  • The Scotish Museums Coouncil Museum 3.3 miles5.3 km
  • Dalmeny House Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
  • Princes Street Gardens Gardens 3.9 miles6.3 km
  • Scottish National Gallery Museum 3.9 miles6.4 km
  • Granton Harbour Harbour 4 miles6.4 km
  • Musée national d'Écosse Museum 4.2 miles6.8 km
  • University of Edinburgh University 4.2 miles6.8 km
  • Braid Hills Hill 4.4 miles7.1 km
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 4.4 miles7.1 km

Example postcodes in Drum Brae/Gyle