| Postcode | EH16 6AL |
|---|---|
| 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)
|
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 55.917176 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.16811 | |
| Easting | 327090 | |
| Northing | 669959 | |
| Grid reference | NT270699 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 489492 6196874 | |
| what3words | dust.track.sorry | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure serotonin trapeze | |
| Plus code | 9C7RWR8J+VQ | |
| Altitude | 79 metres (258 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:39 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:39 | |
| 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 | May 1993 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1994 |
| Last updated | November 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| 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 (2021) | Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 01 | S01014619 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Liberton West and Braid Hills - 03 | S01008579 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road | S02002712 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Liberton West and Braid Hills | S02001607 |
| Travel to work area | Edinburgh | S22000059 |