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Status
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Coordinates & Location for EH15 1AA
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH15 1AA
Coordinates
55.9555, -3.1212
Grid reference
NT300741
Easting
330,094
Northing
674,174
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RXV4H+5G
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%3589
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3589 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 East and Musselburgh S14000078
Constituency
S14000078Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Portobello/Craigmillar
Constituency code
S14000078
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
Portobello - 06 S01014778
S01014778MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portobello S02002738
S02002738LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portobello - 06 S01008733
S01008733MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portobello S02001632
S02001632Large 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
5:49 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
12 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 35 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2018
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> PresentNovember 2018 — Introduced
Postcode EH15 1AA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014778 and MSOA S02002738 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH15 1AA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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