Most deprived 10–20%
SIMD 2020v2
£167,000
Median property price · 2023 sales · 5 sales
Scotland
Region
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%1388
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 4
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 1074.5
- Employment
- 1489
- Health
- 2858
- Education
- 854
- Access
- 3259
- Crime
- 2584
- Housing
- 1746
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH21 8BW
Registers of Scotland · Wallyford/Whitecraig - 05 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£173,980
Median price: £167,000
2023 sales · 5 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH21 8BW
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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 349 m straight lineabout 4 min
Wallyford Rail Station
Rail
- 3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
Prestonpans Rail Station
Rail
- 3.5 km straight lineabout 43 min
Musselburgh Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 169 m straight lineabout 2 min
Drummohr Avenue
Bus · at · north-east
- 186 m straight lineabout 2 min
Fa'side Avenue
Bus · near · south-west
- 210 m straight lineabout 3 min
Terminus
Bus · at · north-east
- 252 m straight lineabout 3 min
Albert Place
Bus · adj · south-west
- 260 m straight lineabout 3 min
Park Drive
Bus · adj · north-east
Coordinates & Location for EH21 8BW
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH21 8BW
Coordinates
55.9376, -3.0179
Grid reference
NT365720
Easting
336,510
Northing
672,087
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWXQJ+2R
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
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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 - 03 S01015859
S01015859MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wallyford S02002938
S02002938LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ01 - 05 S01008167
S01008167MSOA 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 8BW 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 1388 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01015859 and MSOA S02002938 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH21 8BW 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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