![]() ![]() In terms of employment prospects, Edinburgh is home to the highest percentage of professionals in the UK, with 43% of the population holding a degree-level or equivalent qualification. There are four recognised universities in Edinburgh, including the prestigious and research-leading University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University. With an award-winning bus network, the second largest train station in the UK and an international airport, the transport links within the city, to the rest of Scotland and the UK and, indeed, the rest of the world – are excellent. ![]() The quiet, leafy and relatively inexpensive suburbs are only ever up to a thirty minute commute to the iconic Edinburgh Castle and the wealth of choice in shops, museums, theatres, restaurants and bars in the city centre. Residents of Scotland's capital city have everything right on their doorstep. It's the largest financial centre in the UK after London.It's home to the Scottish Parliament and Holyrood Palace, Queen Elizabeth's second home.It's the second most populated city in Scotland with an estimated population of 495,000.It's located on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth.Based on how happy 24,000 Scots said they were about where they lived in RightMove's Happy at Home Index, here is a countdown of the top five places to live in Scotland: 5. With all the beautiful green spaces, the low crime levels and the high quality of health services, the question isn't really "should I move to Scotland?" rather, it's "what area of Scotland should I move to?"įrom the breathtaking beauty and peaceful country living of the Scottish Highlands to the hustle bustle and frantic excitement of city-living across the central belt, Scotland has options for every kind of person and any type of lifestyle. In the same survey, almost a quarter of us said we'd never move away! There must be a reason that, even with Scotland's temperamental climate, we wouldn't swap it for the world. The people of Scotland are more loyal residents to their homeland than any other part of the UK, with 83% of us saying that given any opportunity, Scotland is where we'd most like to live.
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