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'''Greendykes''' is a neighbourhood of [[Edinburgh]], the capital of [[Scotland]]. It was originally a council scheme, consisting mostly of low-rise flats but also two 15-storey [[tower blocks]] (Greendykes House and Wauchope House).<ref>[https://canmore.org.uk/site/299859/edinburgh-greendykes-rd Edinburgh, Greendykes Rd], [[Canmore (database)|Canmore]]</ref><ref>[https://www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk/development/greendykes-3-temporary-housing-area Greendykes 3 Temporary Housing Area], Tower Block {{!}} [[University of Edinburgh]]</ref><ref>[https://www.emporis.com/complex/121205/greendykes-iii-tha-edinburgh-united-kingdom Greendykes III THA], [[Emporis]]</ref> It is sometimes considered to be part of [[Craigmillar]]; areas such as [[Niddrie, Edinburgh|Niddrie]], [[Niddrie Mains]] and [[Newcraighall]] are also situated nearby.
Greendykes was ranked as the 4th most deprived area in Scotland in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2006. The low-rise flats were demolished between 2009 and 2010 and rebuilt to an extent over the next decade.<ref>[https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/article/169-new-homes-pipeline-greendykes-south 169 new homes in the pipeline at Greendykes South], Scottish Housing News, 23 March 2018</ref> Affordable housing is being provided through a joint venture known as PARClife between the city council and EDI, a private company 100% owned by the Council. Much of the new housing in the area is built to the south of the original Greendykes housing, on the opposite side of the Niddrie Burn (itself landscaped as a southern extension of Hunter's Hall Public Park).
[[Castlebrae Community High School]] is located at the western edge of the neighbourhood, adjacent to Castleview Primary School.
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