| Postcode | EH8 9BD |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Edinburgh |
| Nearest station | Edinburgh (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Potterrow (SE)
South Bridge (S)
Bristo Square (SW)
Nicolson Square ()
South Bridge (N)
Cowgate ()
|
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 55.947271 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.187592 | |
| Easting | 325930 | |
| Northing | 673329 | |
| Grid reference | NT259733 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 488284 6200226 | |
| what3words | either.oiled.scale | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure smog tutu | |
| Plus code | 9C7RWRW6+WX | |
| Altitude | 93 metres (306 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:06 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:54 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.5 KMs (2.8 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 | August 1973 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | July 1992 |
| Last updated | September 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
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Large Urban Areas | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Large urban area | |
| Census output area (2021) | S00143229 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 05 | S01008678 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street | S02001622 |
| Travel to work area | Edinburgh | S22000059 |