Drum Brae/Gyle
Ward in City of Edinburgh, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.945, -3.298 |
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| 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
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 3.2 miles
- Livingston 10 miles
- Dunfermline 10.1 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 12.8 miles
- Glenrothes 17.9 miles
- Falkirk 19.5 miles
- Musselburgh 9.7 miles
- Bathgate 13.5 miles
- Alloa 22.6 miles
- Grangemouth 16.9 miles
- Bonnyrigg 8.7 miles
- Penicuik 8.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield Ward 1.4 miles
- Sighthill/Gorgie Ward 1.7 miles
- Almond Ward 1.8 miles
- Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Ward 2.6 miles
- Inverleith Ward 2.6 miles
- Newbridge and Ratho Station Place 2.9 miles
- Edinburgh Place 3.2 miles
- Morningside Ward 3.7 miles
- Ratho Place 3.7 miles
- Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward 3.7 miles
- City Centre Ward 3.7 miles
- Forth Ward 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Drum Brae/Gyle
EH12 1PG, EH4 7HQ, EH4 8BP, EH12 8EN, EH12 8DL, EH11 1YH, EH12 8HG, EH4 7ET, EH4 7PP … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 2.9 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 44.3 miles
- South Gyle Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Edinburgh Park Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels in Drum Brae/Gyle Ad
- Toby Carvery Edinburgh West by Innkeeper's Collection 3
- The Torfin 4
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Edinburgh 4
- Leonardo Edinburgh Murrayfield 4
- Corstorphine Lodge Hotel 3
Schools in Drum Brae/Gyle
- Clermiston Primary School Primary
- Craigmount High School Secondary
- East Craigs Primary School Primary
- Forrester High School Secondary
- Fox Covert Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Murrayfield Stadium Stadium 2.2 miles
- Cramond beach Beach 2.4 miles
- Tynecastle Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles
- The Scotish Museums Coouncil Museum 3.3 miles
- Dalmeny House Estate 3.3 miles
- Princes Street Gardens Gardens 3.9 miles
- Scottish National Gallery Museum 3.9 miles
- Granton Harbour Harbour 4 miles
- Musée national d'Écosse Museum 4.2 miles
- University of Edinburgh University 4.2 miles
- Braid Hills Hill 4.4 miles
- Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 4.4 miles