| Postcode | EH16 6AF |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Edinburgh |
| Nearest station | Edinburgh (4 km) |
| Bus stops |
Orchardhead Road (S)
Orchardhead Loan (SE)
Orchardhead Loan (NW)
Mossgiel Walk (NW)
Mossgiel Walk (SE)
Gordon Terrace (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 20 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 55.917258 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.168017 | |
| Easting | 327096 | |
| Northing | 669968 | |
| Grid reference | NT270699 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 489498 6196883 | |
| what3words | twice.fled.logo | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure serotonin turret | |
| Plus code | 9C7RWR8J+WQ | |
| Altitude | 79 metres (259 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:18 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6.7 KMs (4.2 miles) |
| Ward | Liberton/Gilmerton | S13002934 |
|---|---|---|
| Council Area | City of Edinburgh | S12000036 |
| Constituency (2024) | Edinburgh South | S14000080 |
| MP | Ian 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 | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 38 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 17 | |
| 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) | S00144841 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Liberton West and Braid Hills - 03 | S01008579 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Liberton West and Braid Hills | S02001607 |
| Travel to work area | Edinburgh | S22000059 |