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 miles5.2 km
- Livingston 10 miles16.1 km
- Dunfermline 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Glenrothes 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Falkirk 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Musselburgh 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Bathgate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Alloa 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Grangemouth 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Bonnyrigg 8.7 miles14 km
- Penicuik 8.1 miles13 km
Neighbouring places
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Sighthill/Gorgie Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Almond Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Inverleith Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Newbridge and Ratho Station Place 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Edinburgh Place 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Morningside Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Ratho Place 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- City Centre Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- Forth Ward 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Drum Brae/Gyle
EH12 8LQ, EH12 1PJ, EH4 8BL, EH12 9GD, EH12 8TN, EH4 7RU, EH12 1AY, EH4 8HW, EH12 8GE … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Glasgow International Airport 44.3 miles71.2 km
- South Gyle Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
- Edinburgh Park Railway Station 1.3 miles2 km
Hotels in Drum Brae/Gyle Ad
- The Torfin 4
- Toby Carvery Edinburgh West by Innkeeper's Collection 3
- Leonardo Edinburgh Murrayfield
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Edinburgh 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 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