Around average

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Around average

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Around average

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Coordinates & Location for EH2 2HN

Scotland

Country

City of Edinburgh

Local Authority

City Centre

Ward

Edinburgh

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

EH2 2HN

Coordinates

55.9537, -3.1981

Grid reference

NT252740

Easting

325,289

Northing

674,054

Region

Scotland

Plus Code

9C7RXR32+FQ

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

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation

Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.

Decile 5 — Least Deprived 10%

3201

Rank out of all Scottish datazones

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 3201 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.

Administrative Information

City of Edinburgh

Local Authority

Council Area

Edinburgh North and Leith S14000079

Constituency

S14000079

Scotland

Police Force

Scotland-wide

Ward

City Centre

Constituency code

S14000079

EU Electoral Region

Scotland

Parish

Scotland

International Territorial Level

City of Edinburgh

Health & NHS

Lothian

Health Authority

Serving (pseudo) Scotland

NHS Scotland

Scotland

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

Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04 S01014713

S01014713

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street S02002727

S02002727

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04 S01008677

S01008677

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street S02001622

S02001622

Large Urban Areas

Rural/Urban Classification 2021

2001 Classification

(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1

2011 Classification

(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1

2021 Classification

Large Urban Areas 1

Sun & Time Information

3:43 AM

Sunrise

8:53 PM

Sunset

10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

3:43 AM

Sunset (today)

8:53 PM

Daylight duration

10 hours 28 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 EH2 2HN introduced by Royal Mail.

2001 — Census Classification

2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1

2011 — Reclassified

2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 3201 · Decile 5

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014713 and MSOA S02002727 assigned.

Present — Active

Postcode EH2 2HN is currently active and in use.

First introduced

January 1980

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~46 years

Last updated

2026-02-01

Current status

Live

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