EH21 7RA

POSTCODE

A Musselburgh postcode in East Lothian, a 24-minute walk from Musselburgh Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 1

    Primary

    under 0.1 mi

  2. 5

    Primary

    0.57 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

    1.9 km straight lineabout 24 min
  • Wallyford Rail Station

    Rail

    2.1 km straight lineabout 26 min
  • Newcraighall Rail Station

    Rail

    2.9 km straight lineabout 36 min

Bus stops

  • Newbigging

    Bus · S-bound · south

    151 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • St Peter's Church

    Bus · o/s · south-west

    151 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • High Street (Stop B)

    Bus · Stop B · north-east

    164 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • St Peter's Church

    Bus · opp · north-east

    183 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • High Street (Stop C)

    Bus · Stop C · south-west

    194 m straight lineabout 2 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH21 7RA
Registers of Scotland · Musselburgh North - 05 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£237,942
Median price: £167,000
2023 sales · 17 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near EH21 7RA

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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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%
2743
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
8
Quintile
2
Income
2464.5
Employment
2866
Health
4003
Education
2275
Access
4598
Crime
1093
Housing
1522.5

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH21 7RA

Scotland
Country
East Lothian
Local Authority
Musselburgh
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH21 7RA
Coordinates
55.9436, -3.0484
Grid reference
NT346727
Easting
334,618
Northing
672,778
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWXV2+CJ
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 North - 05 S01015882
S01015882
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Musselburgh North S02002942
S02002942
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ04 - 05 S01008186
S01008186
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ04 S02001537
S02001537
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 7RA 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 2743 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01015882 and MSOA S02002942 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH21 7RA 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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