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EH16 6GD

POSTCODE

A Liberton/Gilmerton postcode in Edinburgh.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Gracemount High School

    Secondary

    0.11 mi

  2. 2
    Gracemount Primary School

    Primary

    0.16 mi

  3. 3
    Kaimes School

    Special

    0.18 mi

  4. 4
    St Catherine's RC Primary School

    Primary

    0.31 mi

  5. 5
    Liberton High School

    Secondary

    0.44 mi

  6. 6
    Gilmerton Primary School

    Primary

    0.55 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

    4.0 km straight lineabout 50 min

  • Newcraighall Rail Station

    Rail

    4.8 km straight lineabout 60 min

  • Brunstane Rail Station

    Rail

    5.0 km straight lineabout 63 min

Bus stops

  • Ellen's Glen Road

    Bus · before · south-east

    94 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Ellen's Glen Road

    Bus · opp · north-west

    109 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Liberton Hospital

    Bus · at · south-east

    190 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Gracemount High School

    Bus · at · north-west

    219 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Gracemount High School

    Bus · opp · south-east

    262 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH16 6GD
Registers of Scotland · Liberton East - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£280,896
Median price: £257,500
2023 sales · 11 sales
View district EH16
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Police Recorded Crime near EH16 6GD

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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 9 — Least deprived 10–20%
5891
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
17
Quintile
5
Income
5779
Employment
5776
Health
4883
Education
5794
Access
2523
Crime
4485
Housing
5660

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Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH16 6GD

Scotland
Country
Edinburgh
Local Authority
Liberton/Gilmerton
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH16 6GD
Coordinates
55.9076, -3.1524
Grid reference
NT280688
Easting
328,055
Northing
668,883
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWR5X+32
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
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 East - 02 S01014605
S01014605
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Liberton East S02002709
S02002709
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Liberton East - 02 S01008574
S01008574
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Liberton East S02001606
S02001606
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

December 1995
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> Present
December 1995 — Introduced
Postcode EH16 6GD 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 5891 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014605 and MSOA S02002709 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH16 6GD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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