EH21 7BP

POSTCODE

A Musselburgh postcode in East Lothian, a 17-minute walk from Musselburgh Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 1

    Secondary

    under 0.1 mi

  2. 4

    Primary

    0.42 mi

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School applications

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Musselburgh Rail Station

    Rail

    1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min
  • Wallyford Rail Station

    Rail

    2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min
  • Newcraighall Rail Station

    Rail

    2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min

Bus stops

  • Tesco Terminus

    Bus · at · north-west

    191 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Musselburgh Grammar School

    Bus · o/s · north

    302 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Mall Avenue

    Bus · SW-bound · south-west

    327 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Rothesay Place

    Bus · adj · south

    332 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Rothesay Place

    Bus · opp · north

    335 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH21 7BP
Registers of Scotland · Musselburgh South - 07 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£343,021
Median price: £247,000
2023 sales · 17 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near EH21 7BP

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People

Household income (MSOA)

not published for Scotland by ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland Scotland's Census

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%
4333
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
13
Quintile
4
Income
4579
Employment
3917
Health
5032
Education
4788
Access
2903
Crime
805
Housing
3729

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH21 7BP

Scotland
Country
East Lothian
Local Authority
Musselburgh
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH21 7BP
Coordinates
55.9386, -3.0530
Grid reference
NT343722
Easting
334,320
Northing
672,234
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWWQW+FQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
East Lothian

Administrative Information

East Lothian
Local Authority
Council Area
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh S14000078
Constituency
S14000078
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Musselburgh
Constituency code
S14000078
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
East Lothian

Health & NHS

Lothian
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Lothian
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Musselburgh South - 07 S01015872
S01015872
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Musselburgh South S02002940
S02002940
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ02 - 07 S01008176
S01008176
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ02 S02001535
S02001535
Large 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

7:39 AM4:12 PM
7:39 AM
Sunrise
4:12 PM
Sunset
8 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:39 AM
Sunset (today)
4:12 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

February 2012
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> Present
February 2012 — Introduced
Postcode EH21 7BP introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01015872 and MSOA S02002940 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH21 7BP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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