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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 746 m straight lineabout 9 min
Wallyford Rail Station
Rail
- 3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
Prestonpans Rail Station
Rail
- 3.7 km straight lineabout 47 min
Musselburgh Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 232 m straight lineabout 3 min
Ormond Drive
Bus · opp · south
- 246 m straight lineabout 3 min
Ormond Drive
Bus · at · east
- 250 m straight lineabout 3 min
Davidson Way
Bus · At · north
- 278 m straight lineabout 3 min
Davidson Way
Bus · Opp · south
- 326 m straight lineabout 4 min
Terminus
Bus · at · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near EH21 8AS
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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2549
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 8
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2625.5
- Employment
- 4182
- Health
- 2962
- Education
- 1241
- Access
- 1585
- Crime
- 2232
- Housing
- 2106
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Other postcode pages in the same local area as EH21 8AS.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH21 8AS
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH21 8AS
Coordinates
55.9337, -3.0131
Grid reference
NT368716
Easting
336,808
Northing
671,642
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWXMP+FQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
East Lothian
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
East Lothian
Local Authority
Council AreaLothian East S14000096
Constituency
S14000096Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry
Constituency code
S14000096
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
East Lothian
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
East Lothian Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
East Lothian Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wallyford - 02 S01015858
S01015858MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wallyford S02002938
S02002938LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ01 - 04 S01008166
S01008166MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ01 S02001534
S02001534Large 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
7:05 AM
Sunrise
4:46 PM
Sunset
9 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:05 AM
Sunset (today)
4:46 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 41 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 EH21 8AS 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 2549 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01015858 and MSOA S02002938 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH21 8AS 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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