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Coordinates & Location for EH12 5RL
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH12 5RL
Coordinates
55.9410, -3.2511
Grid reference
NT219726
Easting
321,953
Northing
672,697
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWPRX+9H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
City of Edinburgh
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%3730
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3730 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
Council AreaEdinburgh West S14000082
Constituency
S14000082Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Constituency code
S14000082
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
City of Edinburgh
Health & NHS
Lothian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
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
Balgreen and Roseburn - 04 S01014932
S01014932MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Balgreen and Roseburn S02002768
S02002768LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Balgreen and Roseburn - 04 S01008878
S01008878MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Balgreen and Roseburn S02001661
S02001661Large 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
12 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 34 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH12 5RL 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 3730 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014932 and MSOA S02002768 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH12 5RL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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