Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 01 S01014710
S01014710
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street S02002727
S02002727
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02 S01008675
S01008675
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street S02001622
S02001622
Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
3:50 AM
Sunrise
8:28 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:50 AM
Sunset (today)
8:28 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2006
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> Present
August 2006 — Introduced
Postcode EH1 1YZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 2592 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014710 and MSOA S02002727 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH1 1YZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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