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2025’s property hotspots

Tzana Webster, Head of Estate Agency at Ralph Sayer
Thinking of moving home in 2025? Our local experts share the locations
they think will be ‘hot property’ next year. “It’s definitely Granton – it’s the new Leith! With the consultation
earlier in 2024 about extending the trams down to Granton,
along with all the other investment happening nearby, Granton
f you’re planning to move home in 2025, the pipeline, or it’s simply become a trendy is the place buyers want to be and want to invest in.”
you might well be thinking about where place to call home.
Iyou want to relocate to. If you’re moving up
the property ladder with investment in mind, So, who better to advise on future property
it’s always a good idea to consider locations hotspots than our own local property experts?
that are ‘up-and-coming’, with exciting Read on to find out the need-to-know areas
prospects in the future – whether that’s new for those thinking of making a move in the
transport links being built, new amenities in new year...

Amy Howard, Property Consultant at Neilsons
Granton Harbour
“There are lots of areas to be excited about!
Edinburgh is an incredible city offering an Newhaven
exceptional quality of life and a grand variety
of property styles, and it’s undergoing a Paul Hilton, CEO of ESPC
significant phase of expansion. Our focus
would be those areas along the tram lines; “For some time now, Edinburgh has had Portobello is also likely to remain a hotspot;
South Gyle offers superb local amenities, several neighbourhoods that are ever-popular. demand rocketed in this neighbourhood
with the Gyle Shopping Centre, Hermiston These places are often in great locations, post-Covid, and there seems to be no slowing
Gait, sports facilities, destination eateries and with a scarcity of available properties, and down in demand.”
excellent transport links, including trains, trams no availability of land to increase the supply,
and buses, fast access to the airport and to the ensuring demand remains high.
bypass and motorway network. It’s also soon Portobello
to be home to the brand new Edinburgh Arena, If we look ahead to where we think might
with construction beginning in 2025. The easy be popular in the year ahead, there are a
access to the city and beyond means it’s a amenities popping up all the time. The area few exciting options on the horizon. Leith is
great spot for first-time buyers, who’ll find they has a vibrant cafe culture, waterfront pathways always one of the places where we see the
get more space for their money, with a good for walking, jogging and cycling, and a good highest volumes of property listings and
mixture of housing styles, from flats through selection of housing styles to suit every budget. sales, and with the extended tramline now in
to detached houses. place, the future looks very bright for Leith.
“We’ll also be watching with interest the impact
“At the other end of the tram line, Newhaven of VAT being added to private school fees will Gorgie still represents good value, and with its
and Granton offer much to be excited about! have in a city where over one in four children proximity to the city centre and the tram, and
Neighbouring Ocean Terminal is currently are privately educated; we may well see a spike with Haymarket continuing to redevelop, it’s
undergoing much-needed redevelopment as of interest in family homes in areas with high- a great place for first-time buyers to invest in.
part of a £250 million investment in Leith’s performing state schools, meaning it could be
waterfront, and the tram extension has made a very good time for downsizers looking to part
the area vastly more accessible, with more with their larger family homes in such areas.” Ready to begin your property journey? Head to espc.com today to get started!

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