| Postcode | EH8 9DN | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Edinburgh | 
| Nearest station | Edinburgh (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Nicolson Square () Surgeons' Hall (SW) Surgeons' Hall (NW) Surgeons' Hall (SE) Potterrow (SE) Potterow (NW) | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 55.946754 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.185334 | |
| Easting | 326070 | |
| Northing | 673270 | |
| Grid reference | NT260732 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 488425 6200168 | |
| what3words | rails.foal.nods | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure smashup vantage | |
| Plus code | 9C7RWRW7+PV | |
| Altitude | 90 metres (295 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:18 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.5 KMs (2.8 miles) | 
| Ward | Southside/Newington | S13002933 | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 1977 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less 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) | S00143253 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Canongate, Southside and Dumbiedykes - 04 | S01008683 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Canongate, Southside and Dumbiedykes | S02001623 | 
| Travel to work area | Edinburgh | S22000059 |