Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 5 — Least Deprived 10%
3322
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3322 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
Council Area
Edinburgh South West S14000081
Constituency
S14000081
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Sighthill/Gorgie
Constituency code
S14000081
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
City of Edinburgh
Health & NHS
Lothian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
Scotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Lothian
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dalry - 04 S01014686
S01014686
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dalry S02002722
S02002722
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dalry and Fountainbridge - 07 S01008657
S01008657
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dalry and Fountainbridge S02001619
S02001619
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
4:02 AM
Sunrise
8:16 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:02 AM
Sunset (today)
8:16 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH11 2BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 3322 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014686 and MSOA S02002722 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH11 2BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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