EH21 7LL

POSTCODE

A Musselburgh postcode in East Lothian, a 20-minute walk from Wallyford Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 5

    Primary

    0.96 mi

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School applications

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Getting around

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

Stations

  • Wallyford Rail Station

    Rail

    1.6 km straight lineabout 20 min
  • Musselburgh Rail Station

    Rail

    2.5 km straight lineabout 31 min
  • Newcraighall Rail Station

    Rail

    3.5 km straight lineabout 44 min

Bus stops

  • Beulah

    Bus · adj · west

    24 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Beulah

    Bus · opp · east

    33 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Ashgrove North

    Bus · near · west

    244 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Loretto Upper School

    Bus · o/s · north-east

    258 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Loretto Upper School

    Bus · opp · south-west

    269 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH21 7LL
Registers of Scotland · Musselburgh East - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£326,338
Median price: £223,113
2023 sales · 14 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near EH21 7LL

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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%
4288
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
13
Quintile
4
Income
3920
Employment
3798
Health
4413
Education
3870
Access
2569
Crime
5696
Housing
5181

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH21 7LL

Scotland
Country
East Lothian
Local Authority
Musselburgh
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH21 7LL
Coordinates
55.9454, -3.0388
Grid reference
NT352729
Easting
335,218
Northing
672,976
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWXW6+5F
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
Lothian East S14000096
Constituency
S14000096
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Musselburgh
Constituency code
S14000096
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 East - 06 S01015889
S01015889
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Musselburgh East S02002943
S02002943
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ05 - 06 S01008193
S01008193
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ05 S02001538
S02001538
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

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH21 7LL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4288 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01015889 and MSOA S02002943 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH21 7LL 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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