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EDINBURGH: 50 YEARS OF HISTORY

2021 marks ESPC’s 50th anniversary, and to celebrate, we’re looking back through time
at how things have changed in the Capital since we opened our doors in 1971.

1980s 2010s

Edinburgh cemented its In 2018, Edinburgh was 2020s
reputation as a festival voted the best city in the
hub, expanding into the world to live in.
New Town for the first The 20s have been
1970s time. The Perrier Comedy 2000s New transport links eventful so far! The
Awards launched in 1981,
with Stephen Fry and 1990s The Capital was named launched, with Edinburgh Coronavirus pandemic has
Trams in 2014 and
dominated headlines and
The 70s kicked off with Hugh Laurie among the UNESCO’s first City of Edinburgh Gateway daily life, while Brexit was
Edinburgh successfully inaugural winners. Literature in 2004, and Station in 2016. also confirmed.
hosting Scotland’s first The 90s was a new era in 2007, Queen Margaret
Commonwealth Games. In 1981, married couples of development. Both University became Leith’s Brutalist ‘Banana Jenners closed its doors
made up the most the EICC and Edinburgh Edinburgh’s fourth flats’ gained A-listed in December, while at
The original St James common household type, Park opened in 1995, and university. building status in 2017. the other end of Princes
shopping complex accounting for 47% of all the Scottish Parliament Street, the Johnnie Walker
opened its doors in 1970, Edinburgh households. opened at Holyrood in In 2005, Princes Street In 2010, ESPC unveiled Experience launches this
and Edinburgh Airport’s 1999. landmark Jenners was sold Premier Living magazine, month. The new St James
regeneration meant a new The Queen opened the to House of Fraser (but and in 2011, our first app Quarter reopened this
terminal in 1977. Waverley Market (now The Harry Potter series continued to be known as launched. In 2015, our summer, 51 years after its
Princes Mall) in 1985. saw fans flocking to the Jenners). Property Information original unveiling.
In 1971, New Town Capital to experience Centre relocated to its
Conservation Trust In 1982, we launched the the books’ birthplace for Murrayfield Stadium current address at 107 Edinburgh’s tram
began to protect the original ESPC paper, which themselves. hosted the 2008 Live 8 George Street. expansion ramped up,
area’s period properties. quickly became popular concert, tying in with a with the extended line
with house hunters. In 1995, Edinburgh series of concerts around By 2010, Edinburgh’s through Leith and into
Of course, ESPC launched! became a UNESCO World the G8 summit. average house price was Newhaven expected to
Our first showroom on In 1980, Scotland’s average Heritage City, with the Old £212,508, rising to £268,545 open in 2023.
George Street opened on house price was £15,145. and New Towns gaining The 2008 financial crash by 2019.
3 May 1971. World Heritage status. In September 2020, ESPC
affected house prices
across the UK. The discontinued the ESPC
The average Scottish As the internet grew more average Edinburgh house Paper and Premier Living,
house price in 1971 was popular, we launched price was £215,083 in to launch the magazine
£3,617. * espc.com in 1997. 2008, before dropping (for you’re reading today!
the first time since 1971) to
In 1990, Scotland’s £199,101. Across Scotland, The average Edinburgh
*House price information taken
from UK House Price Index average house price had average prices fell from house price in 2020 was
Reports and ESPC data. reached £35,684. £136,634 to £129,881. £279,657.

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