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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.

Broomhouse
Broomhouse Location within Edinburgh
OS grid reference	NT203716
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH11
Dialling code	0131
UK Parliament	Edinburgh South West
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Pentlands
List of places UK Scotland Edinburgh 55°55′42.00″N 3°16′51.05″W

Transport

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 were two schools (one Roman Catholic the other non-denominational), now merged. 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 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 & Customs, Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency and a number of other government offices.

The Broomhouse Centre (now Space at The Broomhouse Hub), has served the community since 1990 and a new Community Hub building was opened in 2019 at a cost of £3.2m [5]. The Hub provides a range of activities and support for the local community as well as a Community Café.

References

External links

• St. David's website
• The BIG Project
• St. Joseph's R.C. Church website
• Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead Community Council
• Space at The Broomhouse Hub

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