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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
Shawfair Rail Station
Rail
- 3.8 km straight lineabout 47 min
Newcraighall Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 2
- 4.0 km straight lineabout 50 min
Brunstane Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 114 m straight lineabout 1 min
Moredun Park Drive
Bus · before · west
- 227 m straight lineabout 3 min
Craigour Grove
Bus · after · south
- 260 m straight lineabout 3 min
Moredunvale Green
Bus · opp · north-east
- 289 m straight lineabout 4 min
Moredun Park Road
Bus · near · south-east
- 292 m straight lineabout 4 min
Moredunvale Loan
Bus · opp · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH17 7JT
Registers of Scotland · Moredun and Craigour - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£136,062
Median price: £95,000
2023 sales · 8 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH17 7JT
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
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%768
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 3
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 853
- Employment
- 870
- Health
- 794
- Education
- 501
- Access
- 5046
- Crime
- 1230
- Housing
- 433
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH17 7JT
Postcode
EH17 7JT
Coordinates
55.9142, -3.1410
Grid reference
NT287695
Easting
328,777
Northing
669,596
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWV75+MH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
City of Edinburgh
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
Council AreaEdinburgh South S14000080
Constituency
S14000080Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Liberton/Gilmerton
Constituency code
S14000080
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
City of Edinburgh
Health & NHS
Lothian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Lothian
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Moredun and Craigour - 02 S01014601
S01014601MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Moredun and Craigour S02002708
S02002708LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Moredun and Craigour - 02 S01008570
S01008570MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Moredun and Craigour S02001605
S02001605Large 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
7:05 AM
Sunrise
4:46 PM
Sunset
9 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:05 AM
Sunset (today)
4:46 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 41 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH17 7JT 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 768 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014601 and MSOA S02002708 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH17 7JT 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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