| Postcode | EH8 8DG |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Edinburgh |
| Nearest station | Edinburgh (0 km) |
| Bus stops |
Viewcraig Gardens (E)
Viewcraig Gardens (W)
Canongate Kirk (W)
St Mary's Street (S)
St Mary's Street (N)
Canongate Kirk (E)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 5 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 55.950708 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.181516 | |
| Easting | 326316 | |
| Northing | 673705 | |
| Grid reference | NT263737 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 488664 6200608 | |
| what3words | dollar.herds.fines | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure snitch upright | |
| Plus code | 9C7RXR29+79 | |
| Altitude | 61 metres (201 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:28 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:42 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.9 KMs (2.4 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 | November 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 |
| 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) | S00143079 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes - 06 | S01014721 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Canongate, Southside and Dumbiedykes - 06 | S01008685 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes | S02002728 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Canongate, Southside and Dumbiedykes | S02001623 |
| Travel to work area | Edinburgh | S22000059 |