Student friendly neighborhoods Edinburgh

Hi guys, I’ll be moving to Edinburgh over the summer for postgraduate studies and wondered if anyone has any experience/advice on best neighborhoods for students looking for flats! Looking for affordable areas with easy access to Uni of Edinburgh’s College of Art; also wondering if anyone has advice on areas to avoid. Thank you!!

Avoid places like - Niddrie and Craigmillar ( there's a few good parts in this area but still a lot of problems)
Westerhailes - ( this covers areas of Hailesland, Dumbryden, Clovenstone, Broomhouse ), - again you'll find some okay decent parts there but it is a rough place).
If you are studying at the lauriston place building then you'll find a lot of decent places in and around there ( Marchmount - other side of the meadows, Tollcross, Bruntsfield, warrander park, in and around Newington area, Morningside and surrounding areas)
Depends on how far you want to travel to university at lauriston place - start looking at flats close to university and work away from it but make sure you are able to travel without too much hassle.
Best I can probably offer you on this one.
A Edinburgh resident ( I can see hillend ski slope from where I am)

Gosh this is so helpful, thank you so much!!!

Hi guys, I’ll be moving to Edinburgh over the summer for postgraduate studies and wondered if anyone has any experience/advice on best neighborhoods for students looking for flats! Looking for affordable areas with easy access to Uni of Edinburgh’s College of Art; also wondering if anyone has advice on areas to avoid. Thank you!!

hi, this is a bit late but I'm also going to do postgraduate study at ECA (music masters) from this summer. May I ask what course you are studying and if you have any other accommodation information/plans since making this post? I'm struggling to find information on postgraduate options! Thanks!!

I've been looking at Spare Room a bit as well. I've also been looking at the university postgraduate accommodation but I'm conflicted over whether these would be best for me. Have you looked into these? It seems that you'd be guaranteed a place as an international student. I'm from the UK so not sure what my chances of getting a place are. https://www.accom.ed.ac.uk/applying/guarantees/