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EH16 5XW

POSTCODE

A Southside/Newington postcode in Edinburgh, an 18-minute walk from Edinburgh Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Preston Street Primary School

    Primary

    0.12 mi

  2. 2
    Sciennes Primary School

    Primary

    0.54 mi

  3. 3
    Royal Mile Primary School

    Primary

    0.72 mi

  4. 4
    James Gillespie's High School

    Secondary

    1.0 mi

  5. 5
    Prestonfield Primary School

    Primary

    1.0 mi

  6. 6
    Abbeyhill Primary School

    Primary

    1.1 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

    1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min

  • St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams)

    Tram

    1.8 km straight lineabout 22 min

  • Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)

    Tram

    1.8 km straight lineabout 23 min

Bus stops

  • Lutton Place

    Bus · opp · south-east

    116 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Parkside Street

    Bus · after · south-east

    155 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Parkside Terrace

    Bus · opp · north-west

    166 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Parkside Street

    Bus · opp · north

    188 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • East Parkside

    Bus · after · south-west

    221 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH16 5XW
Registers of Scotland · Newington and Dalkeith Road - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£280,018
Median price: £275,500
2023 sales · 10 sales
View district EH16
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Police Recorded Crime near EH16 5XW

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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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%
5406
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
16
Quintile
4
Income
4784
Employment
5491.5
Health
5506
Education
4155
Access
4756
Crime
4726
Housing
742

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH16 5XW

Scotland
Country
Edinburgh
Local Authority
Southside/Newington
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH16 5XW
Coordinates
55.9416, -3.1756
Grid reference
NT266726
Easting
326,671
Northing
672,684
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWRRF+JQ
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 East and Musselburgh S14000078
Constituency
S14000078
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Southside/Newington
Constituency code
S14000078
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
Newington and Dalkeith Road - 04 S01014634
S01014634
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Newington and Dalkeith Road S02002714
S02002714
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Newington and Dalkeith Road - 04 S01008602
S01008602
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Newington and Dalkeith Road S02001611
S02001611
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

October 1989
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~37 years
Active Duration
1989 -> Present
October 1989 — Introduced
Postcode EH16 5XW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5406 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014634 and MSOA S02002714 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH16 5XW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1989
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~37 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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