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EH16 6QU

POSTCODE

A Liberton/Gilmerton postcode in Edinburgh.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Kaimes School

    Special

    under 0.1 mi

  2. 2
    Gracemount High School

    Secondary

    under 0.1 mi

  3. 3
    Gracemount Primary School

    Primary

    0.15 mi

  4. 4
    St Catherine's RC Primary School

    Primary

    0.29 mi

  5. 5
    Gilmerton Primary School

    Primary

    0.48 mi

  6. 6
    Liberton High School

    Secondary

    0.56 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

  • Eskbank Rail Station

    Rail

    5.0 km straight lineabout 62 min

Bus stops

  • Gracemount High School

    Bus · opp · south-east

    60 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Gracemount High School

    Bus · at · north-west

    81 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Gilmerton Dykes Street

    Bus · after · north-west

    159 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Gilmerton Dykes Street

    Bus · before · south-east

    203 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Ellen's Glen Road

    Bus · before · south-east

    253 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH16 6QU
Registers of Scotland · Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse - 05 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£190,664
Median price: £190,000
2023 sales · 23 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near EH16 6QU

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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%
1166
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
4
Quintile
1
Income
1426
Employment
1539.5
Health
1184
Education
510
Access
5004
Crime
450
Housing
1428

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Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH16 6QU

Scotland
Country
Edinburgh
Local Authority
Liberton/Gilmerton
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH16 6QU
Coordinates
55.9059, -3.1504
Grid reference
NT281686
Easting
328,173
Northing
668,689
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWR4X+9R
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
Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse - 06 S01014588
S01014588
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse S02002705
S02002705
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse - 05 S01008557
S01008557
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse S02001602
S02001602
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

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH16 6QU 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 1166 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014588 and MSOA S02002705 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH16 6QU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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