| Postcode | EH8 9DW |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Edinburgh |
| Nearest station | Edinburgh (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Surgeons' Hall (NW)
Nicolson Square (NE)
Nicolson Square ()
Surgeons' Hall (SW)
Potterrow (SE)
West Richmond Street (SW)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 55.94673 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.184965 | |
| Easting | 326093 | |
| Northing | 673266 | |
| Grid reference | NT260732 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 488448 6200166 | |
| what3words | elaborate.sparks.train | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure smashup unweave | |
| Plus code | 9C7RWRW8+M2 | |
| Altitude | 89 metres (291 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:16 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:38 | |
| 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 | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more 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) | 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 |