Among the most deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for EH14 2QN
Postcode
EH14 2QN
Coordinates
55.9186, -3.2757
Grid reference
NT203702
Easting
320,369
Northing
670,233
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWP9F+CP
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 1 — Least Deprived 10%322
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 322 places this postcode in Decile 1 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 South West S14000081
Constituency
S14000081Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Pentland Hills
Constituency code
S14000081
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
Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North - 03 S01014478
S01014478MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North S02002686
S02002686LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North - 03 S01008461
S01008461MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North S02001584
S02001584Large 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
3:43 AM
Sunrise
8:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:43 AM
Sunset (today)
8:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 EH14 2QN 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 322 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014478 and MSOA S02002686 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH14 2QN 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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