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| OS grid reference | NT203716 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode district | EH11 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
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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.
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.
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.
