Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for EH20 9HW
Postcode
EH20 9HW
Coordinates
55.8829, -3.1681
Grid reference
NT270661
Easting
327,029
Northing
666,145
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RVRMJ+5Q
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%3755
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3755 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Midlothian
Local Authority
Council AreaMidlothian S14000045
Constituency
S14000045Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Midlothian West
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
Straiton - 02 S01018145
S01018145MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Straiton S02003363
S02003363LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Straiton - 02 S01010963
S01010963MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Straiton S02002058
S02002058Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
3:45 AM
Sunrise
8:51 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:45 AM
Sunset (today)
8:51 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2016
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~10 years
Active Duration
2016 -> PresentJune 2016 — Introduced
Postcode EH20 9HW introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01018145 and MSOA S02003363 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH20 9HW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2016
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~10 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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