| Postcode | EH8 8BQ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Edinburgh |
| Nearest station | Edinburgh (0 km) |
| Bus stops |
St Mary's Street (S)
St Mary's Street (N)
Viewcraig Gardens (W)
Viewcraig Gardens (E)
Jeffrey Street (SE)
Museum of Childhood (E)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 41 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 55.950955 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.182917 | |
| Easting | 326229 | |
| Northing | 673734 | |
| Grid reference | NT262737 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 488577 6200636 | |
| what3words | token.relay.decay | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure snowbound tapioca | |
| Plus code | 9C7RXR28+9R | |
| Altitude | 64 metres (210 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:18 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4 KMs (2.5 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 | 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) | 52 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 27 | |
| 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) | S00142890 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04 | S01008677 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street | S02001622 |
| Travel to work area | Edinburgh | S22000059 |