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EH16 5FA

POSTCODE

A Southside/Newington postcode in Edinburgh, a 39-minute walk from Edinburgh Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Prestonfield Primary School

    Primary

    0.23 mi

  2. 2
    Liberton Primary School

    Primary

    0.34 mi

  3. 3
    St John Vianney RC Primary School

    Primary

    0.66 mi

  4. 4
    Preston Street Primary School

    Primary

    0.97 mi

  5. 5
    Liberton High School

    Secondary

    1.1 mi

  6. 6
    Castlebrae Community High School

    Secondary

    1.1 mi

Inspection: no overall grade. Sipuha has no link to each school's own reports yet. Find a school's reports on Education Scotland

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School applications

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Edinburgh Rail Station

    Rail

    3.1 km straight lineabout 39 min

  • Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)

    Tram

    3.5 km straight lineabout 43 min

  • St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams)

    Tram

    3.5 km straight lineabout 44 min

Bus stops

  • Cameron Toll

    Bus · at · north-west

    31 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Cameron Toll Centre

    Bus · opp · east

    97 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Cameron Toll

    Bus · near · south-east

    142 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Cameron Toll Centre

    Bus · at · west

    162 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Cameron Crescent

    Bus · at · south-east

    170 m straight lineabout 2 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH16 5FA
Registers of Scotland · Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£376,889
Median price: £272,000
2023 sales · 9 sales
View district EH16
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Police Recorded Crime near EH16 5FA

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland gov.scot

People

Household income (MSOA)

not published for Scotland by ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland Scotland's Census

Deprivation Index (IMD)

SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 9 — Least deprived 10–20%
5588
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
17
Quintile
5
Income
5195.5
Employment
6698
Health
5352
Education
6006
Access
2338
Crime
1058
Housing
5630

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH16 5FA

Scotland
Country
Edinburgh
Local Authority
Southside/Newington
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH16 5FA
Coordinates
55.9282, -3.1621
Grid reference
NT274711
Easting
327,489
Northing
671,182
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWRHQ+75
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
Edinburgh

Administrative Information

Edinburgh
Local Authority
Council Area
Edinburgh South S14000080
Constituency
S14000080
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Southside/Newington
Constituency code
S14000080
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
Edinburgh

Health & NHS

Lothian
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Lothian
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 01 S01014619
S01014619
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road S02002712
S02002712
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 01 S01008587
S01008587
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road S02001609
S02001609
Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1

Sun & Time Information

7:33 AM4:19 PM
7:33 AM
Sunrise
4:19 PM
Sunset
8 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
4:19 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

April 2018
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> Present
April 2018 — Introduced
Postcode EH16 5FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014619 and MSOA S02002712 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH16 5FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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