EH16 5XD

POSTCODE

A Southside/Newington postcode in Edinburgh, a 42-minute walk from Edinburgh Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 6

    Secondary

    0.97 mi

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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

    3.4 km straight lineabout 42 min
  • St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams)

    Tram

    3.7 km straight lineabout 47 min
  • Picardy Place (Edinburgh Trams)

    Tram

    3.8 km straight lineabout 47 min

Bus stops

  • Bridgend Cottages

    Bus · at · south-east

    76 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Bridgend Cottages

    Bus · opp · north-west

    80 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Craigmillar Cemetery

    Bus · opp · north

    234 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Cameron Toll

    Bus · near · south-east

    269 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Craigmillar Cemetery

    Bus · at · south-east

    285 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH16 5XD
Registers of Scotland · Prestonfield - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£190,943
Median price: £178,580
2023 sales · 6 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near EH16 5XD

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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 2 — Most deprived 10–20%
1347
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
4
Quintile
1
Income
1312
Employment
1184
Health
958
Education
2597
Access
4188
Crime
1344
Housing
1015

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH16 5XD

Scotland
Country
Edinburgh
Local Authority
Southside/Newington
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH16 5XD
Coordinates
55.9279, -3.1557
Grid reference
NT278711
Easting
327,888
Northing
671,142
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWRHV+5P
User Type
Large 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
Prestonfield - 01 S01014627
S01014627
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Prestonfield S02002713
S02002713
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Prestonfield - 01 S01008595
S01008595
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Prestonfield S02001610
S02001610
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

November 2020
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~6 years
Active Duration
2020 -> Present
November 2020 — Introduced
Postcode EH16 5XD introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014627 and MSOA S02002713 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH16 5XD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2020
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~6 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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