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EH21 8WU

POSTCODE

A Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry postcode in East Lothian, a 9-minute walk from Wallyford Rail.

Schools nearby

  1. 1
    Wallyford Primary School

    Primary

    under 0.1 mi

  2. 2
    Rosehill High School

    Secondary

    0.10 mi

Inspection: no overall grade. Sipuha has no link to each school's own reports yet. Find a school's reports on Education Scotland

See all schools within 1.2 miles

School applications

We've matched the postcode to East Lothian.

Your council gives your child a place at the catchment school. For any other school, including one in another council area, you make a placing request to the council that runs it.

Find East Lothian's school places page on mygov.scot
Placing requests for another school (Enquire)Application deadlines and offer days in Scotland

In Scotland you register with East Lothian for the catchment school, or make a placing request.

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Wallyford Rail Station

    Rail

    715 m straight lineabout 9 min

  • Prestonpans Rail Station

    Rail

    2.5 km straight lineabout 31 min

  • Musselburgh Rail Station

    Rail

    4.3 km straight lineabout 54 min

Bus stops

  • Wallyford Primary School

    Bus · At · north

    126 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Wallyford Learning Campus

    Bus · Opp · south

    166 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Wallyford Primary School

    Bus · Opp · south

    193 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Wallyford Learning Campus

    Bus · At · north

    342 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Laing Loan

    Bus · Opp · north

    439 m straight lineabout 5 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · EH21 8WU
Registers of Scotland · Tranent North - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£287,690
Median price: £279,998
2023 sales · 74 sales
View district EH21
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Police Recorded Crime near EH21 8WU

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland gov.scot

People

Household income (MSOA)

not published for Scotland by ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

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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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%
5249
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
16
Quintile
4
Income
5361
Employment
5751
Health
6109
Education
5133
Access
1418
Crime
1668
Housing
5996

gov.scot · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood zone

not shown on Sipuha yet for Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for EH21 8WU

Scotland
Country
East Lothian
Local Authority
Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry
Ward
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH21 8WU
Coordinates
55.9383, -3.0040
Grid reference
NT373721
Easting
337,380
Northing
672,152
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWXQW+89
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
IZ10 - 01 S01008218
S01008218
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ10 S02001543
S02001543
Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
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 2026
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
Active
Active Duration
2026 -> Present
January 2026 — Introduced
Postcode EH21 8WU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode EH21 8WU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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