Riccarton

16°COvercast

• Today: 17° / 10° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:38

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

36US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Edinburgh St John's Road, United Kingdom

481 reported road collisions (2024)

154 killed or seriously injured · 610 casualties · 9.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

256 food businesses within 2 miles

• 210 passed
• 19 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Curriehill (1.3 km)
• 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£303,067 average▲ 3.3% YoY

Across City of Edinburgh · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 158.7p · Asda (4.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (4.4 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

61 charging locations within ~8 km

• 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Hermiston Park & Ride (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches15
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• City Art Centre showcases most recent additions to Fine Art collection· 11 Sept 2026
• Leader's report - September 2026· 11 Sept 2026
• Bespoke sett restoration project to begin on St Mary’s Street· 11 Sept 2026
• Next phase of tram network expansion agreed· 10 Sept 2026
• 2300 children take part in Scotland's biggest outdoor learning event· 10 Sept 2026

Source: City of Edinburgh Council

531,370 residents in City of Edinburgh

• Under 16: 14%
• 16–64: 70%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

5% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 12% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Dr Scott Arthur

Labour

Edinburgh South West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 11
• Con 10
• LD 14
• Grn 11
• Oth 15

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens25
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

23,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

62 jobs advertised · £35,606 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Domino’s Delivery Driver (Own Car Required), Domino’s Instore Team Member

Source: Adzuna

£820 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,043 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

96% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 73% · Solar 17% · Wind 6% · Imports 4%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Edinburgh South West:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership506 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s343 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office189 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test161 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills133 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Oriam · 0.3 km

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  Renewable Energy Institute · 0.6 km

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• European Centre of Technology · 0.6 km

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  European Energy Centre · 0.6 km

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  Edinburgh Business School · 0.6 km

  Edinburgh Business School (EBS) is the Graduate School of Business of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. Heriot-Watt University awards degrees by royal charter. Heriot-Watt University was featured in the Aca…

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  Hermiston, Edinburgh · 0.6 km

  Hermiston is a hamlet formerly in the county of Midlothian and now part of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is north of Heriot-Watt University's Riccarton Campus and west of the Hermiston Gait commercial develop…

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