Broomhouse, Edinburgh

Broomhouse is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] Although on the lands of Old Saughton, its name is adopted from an estate which lay to the north of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. The earliest recorded versions of the name (c.1600) were variations on Brum(e)hous. It mainly comprises a low-rise council housing estate built between 1947 and 1950. It borders on Parkhead, Sighthill, and Saughton Mains. The arterial route of Calder Road (A71) passes to the south.

Not to be confused with Broomhouse, Glasgow.

Broomhouse
Broomhouse
Location within Edinburgh
OS grid referenceNT203716
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Edinburgh
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEDINBURGH
Postcode districtEH11
Dialling code0131
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Transport
Bridge built in the area for the former West Edinburgh Busway

Parallel to Broomhouse Drive was Scotland's first guided busway, West Edinburgh Busway, opened in 2004.[2] The around one-mile section of two-lane busway was, at the time, the longest section of continuous bus guideway in the UK.[3] Subsequently, it has been converted as part of the Edinburgh Trams route with Saughton tram stop at the eastern end of Broomhouse Drive.

The Glasgow railway passes to the north, but there is no railway station.

Amenities

There are two schools (one Roman Catholic the other non-denominational), a community centre, two Church congregations (St. Joseph's R.C and St David's Broomhouse C.o.S.) and a counselling centre here. Medical and library facilities are in nearby Sighthill and Corstorphine.

Saughton House is a large Government building,[4] built in the 1950s, fronting on Broomhouse Drive and houses the Scottish Executive, HM Revenue and Customs, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, and a number of other government offices.

References
  1. "Broomhouse, City Of Edinburgh". Ordnance Survey.
  2. "Edinburgh Fastlink (WEBS) - Establishment and Alteration to Pedestrian Crossing, Broomhouse Drive adjacent to the Edinburgh Fastlink Broomhouse East Halt". City of Edinburgh Council. Pentlands Local Development Committee. 22 March 2006.
  3. "£10.5m bus project comes on track". BBC NEWS. 2 December 2004.
  4. "Main buildings". Scottish Government. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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