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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.6 km straight lineabout 32 min
Musselburgh Rail Station
Rail
- 2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min
Wallyford Rail Station
Rail
- 3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
Shawfair Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 20 m straight lineabout 1 min
Whitecraig Crescent
Bus · near · south-west
- 91 m straight lineabout 1 min
Whitecraig Crescent
Bus · opp · north-east
- 217 m straight lineabout 3 min
Whitecraig Avenue
Bus · at · south-west
- 228 m straight lineabout 3 min
Cowpits Road
Bus · north-east
- 286 m straight lineabout 4 min
Whitecraig Avenue
Bus · opp · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH21 8NF
Registers of Scotland · Wallyford/Whitecraig - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£244,841
Median price: £249,995
2023 sales · 23 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH21 8NF
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 6 — Least deprived 40–50%3719
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 11
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3897
- Employment
- 4706
- Health
- 4771
- Education
- 1984
- Access
- 1843
- Crime
- 2164
- Housing
- 2731
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH21 8NF
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH21 8NF
Coordinates
55.9201, -3.0391
Grid reference
NT351701
Easting
335,157
Northing
670,161
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWXC6+39
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
Whitecraig - 02 S01015863
S01015863MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Whitecraig S02002939
S02002939LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ01 - 02 S01008164
S01008164MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ01 S02001534
S02001534Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
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 8NF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3719 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015863 and MSOA S02002939 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH21 8NF 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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