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EH16 6FU

POSTCODE

A Liberton/Gilmerton postcode in Edinburgh.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    St Catherine's RC Primary School

    Primary

    0.38 mi

  2. 2
    Gracemount Primary School

    Primary

    0.44 mi

  3. 3
    Frogston Primary School

    Primary

    0.48 mi

  4. 4
    Gracemount High School

    Secondary

    0.49 mi

  5. 5
    Kaimes School

    Special

    0.55 mi

  6. 6
    Liberton High School

    Secondary

    0.74 mi

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School applications

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Getting around

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

Stations

  • Shawfair Rail Station

    Rail

    4.9 km straight lineabout 61 min

  • Edinburgh Rail Station

    Rail

    5.3 km straight lineabout 66 min

  • Slateford Rail Station

    Rail

    5.4 km straight lineabout 67 min

Bus stops

  • Alnwickhill Road

    Bus · after · north-east

    66 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • St Katherine's Brae

    Bus · before · south-west

    127 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • St Katherine's Brae

    Bus · opp · north-east

    139 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Mortonhall Crematorium

    Bus · opp · south

    246 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Little Road

    Bus · opp · north

    307 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH16 6FU
Registers of Scotland · Liberton West and Braid Hills - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£363,880
Median price: £313,175
2023 sales · 22 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near EH16 6FU

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People

Household income (MSOA)

not published for Scotland by ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

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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 7 — Least deprived 30–40%
4864
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
14
Quintile
4
Income
5000.5
Employment
4527
Health
4101
Education
6307
Access
1850
Crime
2574
Housing
5205

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Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH16 6FU

Scotland
Country
Edinburgh
Local Authority
Liberton/Gilmerton
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH16 6FU
Coordinates
55.9064, -3.1656
Grid reference
NT272687
Easting
327,228
Northing
668,758
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWR4M+HQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 5 (reduced 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
Liberton/Gilmerton
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
Liberton West - 04 S01014611
S01014611
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Liberton West S02002710
S02002710
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Liberton West and Braid Hills - 03 S01008579
S01008579
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Liberton West and Braid Hills S02001607
S02001607
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

7:35 AM4:17 PM
7:35 AM
Sunrise
4:17 PM
Sunset
8 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:35 AM
Sunset (today)
4:17 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

August 2018
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> Present
August 2018 — Introduced
Postcode EH16 6FU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014611 and MSOA S02002710 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH16 6FU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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