| Postcode | EH1 1SA | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Edinburgh | 
| Nearest station | Edinburgh (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Cowgate () 
South Bridge (S) 
Crown Plaza () 
Chambers Street (W) 
Museum of Childhood (W) 
Jeffrey Street (W) 
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 55.949527 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.187533 | |
| Easting | 325938 | |
| Northing | 673580 | |
| Grid reference | NT259735 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 488288 6200477 | |
| what3words | then.deny.descended | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure snarl unhearing | |
| Plus code | 9C7RWRX6+RX | |
| Altitude | 82 metres (270 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:27 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:28 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.3 KMs (2.7 miles) | 
| Ward | City Centre | S13002929 | 
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | City of Edinburgh | S12000036 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | S14000078 | 
| MP | Chris Murray | Labour | 
| Police force | Scotland | |
| Water company | Scottish Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | City of Edinburgh | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | East Central Scotland | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland | S92000003 | 
| Date introduced | December 1990 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | June 2000 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode sector mean (mainly PO Boxes) | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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|---|---|---|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Large Urban Areas | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Large urban area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00143118 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 06 | S01008679 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street | S02001622 | 
| Travel to work area | Edinburgh | S22000059 |