Heritage controls likely apply here
The middle of this street falls inside New Town Conservation Area. Historic Environment Scotland has 13 listed building records whose title names this street. Long streets can cross a boundary, so check the exact address on the council's interactive map.
Listed building records
Historic Environment Scotland records whose building title names this street and which are mapped along it. Each links to the official listing. Where one listing covers several buildings, the full listing title is shown underneath.
| Cat | Listed building record | Designated | HES ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1-3 Nelson Street, EdinburghListed as part of: 8 AND 8A-20 (INCLUSIVE NOS) ABERCROMBY PLACE, AND 1 AND 3 NELSON STREET, INCLUDING RAILINGS AND LAMPS WITH NORTHUMBERLAND PLACE LANE AND DUBLIN MEUSE | 1964-08-18 | LB28211 ↗ |
| A | 2 Nelson Street, EdinburghListed as part of: 21-34 (INCLUSIVE NOS) ABERCROMBY PLACE, AND 2 NELSON STREET AND 1 AND 1A DUNDAS STREET, INCLUDING COACH HOUSE(1 NORTHUMBERLAND STREET SOUTH EAST LANE), RAILINGS AND LAMPS WITH NORTHUMBERLAND STREET SOUTH EAST LANE | 1964-08-18 | LB28212 ↗ |
| A | 31, 31A Nelson Street, EdinburghListed as part of: 1-10 (INCLUSIVE NOS) DRUMMOND PLACE, AND 70-76 (EVEN NOS) DUBLIN STREET AND 31 AND 31A NELSON STREET, INCLUDING RAILINGS AND LAMPS WITH DUBLIN MEUSE | 1965-04-22 | LB28665 ↗ |
| A | 5, 7 Nelson Street, Edinburgh | 1965-09-22 | LB29384 ↗ |
| A | 9, 11, 13 Nelson Street, Edinburgh | 1965-09-22 | LB29385 ↗ |
| A | 15, 17, 17A Nelson Street, EdinburghListed as part of: 15, 17 AND 17A NELSON STREET, AND 6-7A NORTHUMBERLAND PLACE, INCLUDING RAILINGS AND LAMPS | 1965-09-22 | LB29386 ↗ |
| A | 19, 21, 23 Nelson Street, Edinburgh | 1965-09-22 | LB29387 ↗ |
| A | 25, 27, 29 Nelson Street, Edinburgh | 1965-09-22 | LB29388 ↗ |
| A | 10, 12, 14 Nelson Street, Edinburgh | 1965-09-22 | LB29390 ↗ |
| A | 16, 18 Nelson Street, EdinburghListed as part of: 16 AND 18 NELSON STREET, AND 2, AND 4 NORTHUMBERLAND STREET, INCLUDING RAILINGS AND LAMPS | 1965-09-22 | LB29391 ↗ |
| A | 24, 26, 28 Nelson Street, Edinburgh | 1965-09-22 | LB29392 ↗ |
| A | 20, 22 Nelson Street, EdinburghListed as part of: 1 NORTHUMBERLAND STREET, AND 20 AND 22 NELSON STREET, INCLUDING RAILINGS | 1965-09-22 | LB29445 ↗ |
| A | 4, 6, 8 Nelson Street, Edinburgh | 1965-09-22 | LB49491 ↗ |
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We don't republish the council's property enquiry register. Read how to check a statutory repair notice on Nelson Street yourself.
Before you buy a flat on Nelson Street
Ask your solicitor to check for statutory repair notices. Our guide explains what a notice is and how to make the council's £78 enquiry. For tenement upkeep, see shared repairs.
Sources: conservation areas from the City of Edinburgh Council; listed building records from Historic Environment Scotland; postcodes and street names from Ordnance Survey open data. Retrieved 2026-11-06. How we match the data.