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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 4.8 km straight lineabout 60 min
Eskbank Rail Station
Rail
- 5.7 km straight lineabout 71 min
Newtongrange Rail Station
Rail
- 6.2 km straight lineabout 78 min
Shawfair Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 94 m straight lineabout 1 min
McNeil Avenue
Bus · at · east
- 120 m straight lineabout 2 min
McNeil Avenue
Bus · opp · west
- 193 m straight lineabout 2 min
Park Crescent
Bus · Clockwise direction · south
- 215 m straight lineabout 3 min
Park Avenue
Bus · W-bound · west
- 229 m straight lineabout 3 min
Park Avenue
Bus · at · west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH20 9JB
Registers of Scotland · Straiton - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£212,794
Median price: £170,625
2023 sales · 8 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH20 9JB
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%1156
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 4
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 863
- Employment
- 1450
- Health
- 1929
- Education
- 670
- Access
- 5756
- Crime
- 789
- Housing
- 2029
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH20 9JB
Postcode
EH20 9JB
Coordinates
55.8771, -3.1590
Grid reference
NT275654
Easting
327,586
Northing
665,493
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RVRGR+VC
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
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 - 04 S01018147
S01018147MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Straiton S02003363
S02003363LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Straiton - 04 S01010965
S01010965MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Straiton S02002058
S02002058Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
7:05 AM
Sunrise
4:47 PM
Sunset
9 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:05 AM
Sunset (today)
4:47 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 42 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 EH20 9JB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 1156 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01018147 and MSOA S02003363 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH20 9JB 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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