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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.8 km straight lineabout 35 min
Eskbank Rail Station
Rail
- 3.5 km straight lineabout 44 min
Newtongrange Rail Station
Rail
- 5.5 km straight lineabout 69 min
Shawfair Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 68 m straight lineabout 1 min
Farm Avenue
Bus · at · north-east
- 86 m straight lineabout 1 min
Farm Avenue
Bus · opp · south-west
- 156 m straight lineabout 2 min
Pentland Road
Bus · at · south-east
- 361 m straight lineabout 5 min
St Annes Avenue
Bus · at · north-east
- 395 m straight lineabout 5 min
St Annes Avenue
Bus · opp · south-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH18 1BX
Registers of Scotland · Bonnyrigg South - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£238,778
Median price: £243,000
2023 sales · 11 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH18 1BX
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 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4492
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 13
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4900.5
- Employment
- 4988
- Health
- 4521
- Education
- 3627
- Access
- 920
- Crime
- 5158
- Housing
- 4657
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH18 1BX
Postcode
EH18 1BX
Coordinates
55.8723, -3.1249
Grid reference
NT297649
Easting
329,711
Northing
664,922
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RVVCG+W2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
Midlothian
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Midlothian
Local Authority
Council AreaMidlothian S14000045
Constituency
S14000045Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bonnyrigg
Constituency code
S14000045
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Midlothian
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
Midlothian Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Midlothian Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Poltonhall - 01 S01018153
S01018153MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Poltonhall S02003365
S02003365LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bonnyrigg South - 01 S01010971
S01010971MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bonnyrigg South S02002060
S02002060Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
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 EH18 1BX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4492 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01018153 and MSOA S02003365 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH18 1BX 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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