| Postcode | EH8 9FT |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Edinburgh |
| Nearest station | Edinburgh (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Nicolson Square (NE)
Potterrow (SE)
Surgeons' Hall (SW)
Potterow (NW)
Chambers Street (W)
Surgeons' Hall (NW)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 2 View |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 55.946636 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.186324 | |
| Easting | 326008 | |
| Northing | 673257 | |
| Grid reference | NT260732 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 488363 6200156 | |
| what3words | spent.stress.index | |
| FixPhrase | crystal lure smashup unrelated | |
| Plus code | 9C7RWRW7+MF | |
| Altitude | 92 metres (303 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 | February 1994 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 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 |