Most deprived 10–20%
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 2 — Most deprived 10–20%1380
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1380 places this postcode in Decile 2 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.2 km straight lineabout 27 min
Newcraighall Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 1
- 2.2 km straight lineabout 27 min
Shawfair Rail Station
Rail
- 2.3 km straight lineabout 29 min
Brunstane Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 68 m straight lineabout 1 min
Milligan Drive
Bus · after · south-west
- 122 m straight lineabout 2 min
Milligan Drive
Bus · near · east
- 122 m straight lineabout 2 min
Sandilands Close
Bus · before · north-east
- 167 m straight lineabout 2 min
Sandilands Close
Bus · opp · south-west
- 200 m straight lineabout 3 min
Bowes Place
Bus · adj · north-west
Coordinates & Location for EH16 4FZ
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH16 4FZ
Coordinates
55.9251, -3.1228
Grid reference
NT299707
Easting
329,937
Northing
670,793
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWVGG+2V
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
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
Greendykes - 02 S01014740
S01014740MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Greendykes S02002732
S02002732LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Craigmillar - 04 S01008704
S01008704MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Craigmillar S02001627
S02001627Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
7:40 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 35 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentApril 2019 — Introduced
Postcode EH16 4FZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014740 and MSOA S02002732 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH16 4FZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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