Scotland
Getting a Lidl shop home in Edinburgh
No Lidl in Britain delivers its own groceries, and Edinburgh is no exception. Plenty of households around New Pentland manage it anyway. Three routes cover Edinburgh, and at least one will reach Loanhead.
The quick answer
About 36,000 people have Straiton Park Way within a short drive. Bonnyrigg, Loanhead and Gracemount account for a good part of that. The nearest is Loanhead, 0.5 miles to the south. Edinburgh has 7 more Lidls inside five miles.
- Where it is
- Straiton Park WayEH20 9QY
- People within 3 miles
- 36,000
- Neighbourhoods in range
- 8
- Other Lidl within 5 miles
- 7
- Opening hours
- Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Getting the bags home
Try them in this order around Edinburgh and you will not waste a trip.
The apps
Two apps matter around Edinburgh: Deliveroo, which carries more shops, and Uber Eats. Put your EH20 postcode in and Loanhead comes back covered or it does not. A yes here beats the other routes for speed in Edinburgh.
Ask a local helper
A neighbour in Loanhead will happily walk this shop for you. They walk every aisle in Straiton Park Way, pick the fresh things properly and carry more than a rider can. The price is fixed before they reach Straiton Park Way, and you pay when the bags arrive. Have a look on Taskerama for someone in New Pentland.
Order online from Lidl
Beyond the shelves in Straiton Park Way, Lidl sells online as well. The household and garden range plus wine, delivered to any address in Edinburgh. No substitute for walking round Straiton Park Way, and not meant to be. See what Lidl has online.
The ground this shop covers
The areas ringing Straiton Park Way are listed here with distances from the front of the shop. The shaded circle marks how far a delivery from Straiton Park Way normally travels. That puts 8 areas well within range and leaves 3 further out.
- GracemountIn range1.5 miles north
- GilmertonIn range2 miles north east
- LugtonJust outside3.4 miles east
- BonnyriggIn range2.4 miles east · about 18,000 people
- LoanheadIn range0.5 miles south · about 6,400 people
- New PentlandIn range0.6 miles south
- SeafieldIn range1.6 miles south west
- Old PentlandIn range0.8 miles west
- ComistonIn range2 miles north west
- MorningsideJust outside3.1 miles north west · about 31,000 people
- NewingtonJust outside3.6 miles north · about 11,000 people
How easy a delivery is here
Straiton Park Way scores 5.6 out of ten, which we would call reasonably placed. A shop with homes on every side, as Straiton Park Way has, is simply easier to deliver from. See what we look at.
- People within 3 miles36,000
- Neighbourhoods in range8
- People per square mile1,289
- Nearest neighbourhood0.1 miles
- People within 5 miles120,000
- Directions covered6 of 8
- Biggest area nearbyBonnyrigg
- Other Lidl within 5 miles7
- Areas within a mile5
- To the town centre2.4 miles
Lugton, Morningside and Newington sit further out, so cover there moves with whoever is working. Cover widens as more riders sign up, so try again for Loanhead even if it was no before.