EH21 8QL

POSTCODE

A Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry postcode in East Lothian, a 7-minute walk from Wallyford Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 2

    Secondary

    0.21 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

    521 m straight lineabout 7 min
  • Prestonpans Rail Station

    Rail

    2.6 km straight lineabout 33 min
  • Musselburgh Rail Station

    Rail

    4.1 km straight lineabout 52 min

Bus stops

  • Wallyford Primary School

    Bus · At · north

    295 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Wallyford Learning Campus

    Bus · Opp · south

    324 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Chuckers Row

    Bus · near · south-west

    331 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Wallyford Primary School

    Bus · Opp · south

    340 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Miners Welfare

    Bus · opp · south-west

    342 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH21 8QL
Registers of Scotland · Wallyford/Whitecraig - 07 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£202,794
Median price: £208,170
2023 sales · 8 sales
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near EH21 8QL

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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%
2372
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
7
Quintile
2
Income
2604
Employment
2530
Health
3235
Education
1362
Access
2302
Crime
3667
Housing
2423

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH21 8QL

Scotland
Country
East Lothian
Local Authority
Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH21 8QL
Coordinates
55.9383, -3.0073
Grid reference
NT371721
Easting
337,172
Northing
672,157
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWXQV+83
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
Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry
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
Wallyford - 05 S01015861
S01015861
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wallyford S02002938
S02002938
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ01 - 07 S01008169
S01008169
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ01 S02001534
S02001534
Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1

Sun & Time Information

7:41 AM4:10 PM
7:41 AM
Sunrise
4:10 PM
Sunset
8 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:41 AM
Sunset (today)
4:10 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 29 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 8QL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2372 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01015861 and MSOA S02002938 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH21 8QL 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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