Former Peek-a-Boo Nursery School, 12 Parkgrove Loan, Edinburgh, EH4 7QX

Peek-A-Boo Nursery has historically traded since 1998 as a children’s day nursery and has been leased by our clients since 2021.

The Property comprises a children’s nursery within a former residential two storey brick-built building with partial wood panel cladding and a single storey extension to the side with canopy. The building has a pitched roof with PVC double glazed windows and guttering.

Located on the Western side of Parkgrove Loan within the Dumbrae area of Edinburgh, Peek-A-Boo Nursery is situated approximately four miles to the west of Edinburgh City Centre. The vacant nursery is situated a short distance to the south of Queensferry road, one of the main arterial roads which runs through the city. The M8, M9 and M90 motorways are all a short drive away highlighting the convenience of location for commuters travelling into the city.

The area is witnessing significant growth, with several new build developments by Taylor Wimpey in Ratho and Maybury, Cala Homes in Turnhouse and Cammo Meadows, as well as projects by David Wilson, Miller Homes, and Cruden Home at West Craigs and Carmichael Homes in Ratho.

The former nursery previously operated over two floors.

The ground floor comprises of three playrooms and sleep rooms which are separated into the following age categories.


• 0-2 years
• 2-3 years
• 3-5 years

Additionally, the ground floor also includes a baby changing room, children’s WC facilities, disabled facilities and kitchen.

All playrooms and sleep rooms are located on the ground floor with a substantial single storey extension to the east and north allowing for an expansion to incorporate a large kitchen, children’s toilets, staff toilets, baby changing room, 3–5-year-olds playroom, baby playroom and baby sleep room.

The first floor comprises of Office, staff room, staff toilets, laundry room, Unutilised playroom (3-5 years), storage room.

Approximated measurements are provided in the adjacent table;

Outdoor space is wrapped around the nursery with outdoor play areas to both the front and rear side of the property.

The outdoor space to the rear of the property was sectioned off for different uses including a baby area with a mixture of artificial grass and bouncy tarmac.

The front of the property includes additional outdoor play space which is predominantly laid in artificial grass used by the older pre-school children.

Our client, Care Concern Limited, are now open to considering offers to assign the current lease over to an interested party thus presenting buyers an excellent opportunity to acquire an excellent setting in an ideal commuter-based location with ongoing new build residential developments and an increasing local population.

Our client has a 25-year lease with the landlord on a fully repairing and insuring lease that commenced on the 26th of October 2021 and runs up to the 25th of October 2046. Rent reviews are due every 5 years with an annual rent as of the start of the lease of £80,000 exclusive of VAT.

Peek-a-boo Nursery School previously had a registered capacity to provide an early learning and childcare service to 84 children from six weeks to five years of whom a maximum of 20 may be under two years old.

The nursery closed its doors in October 2024 and has been vacant since so a new Care Inspectorate registration will be required.