Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 5 — Least Deprived 10%
3462
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3462 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
Midlothian
Local Authority
Council Area
Midlothian S14000045
Constituency
S14000045
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Penicuik
Constituency code
S14000045
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Midlothian
Health & NHS
Lothian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
Scotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Lothian
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Midlothian Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Midlothian Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Penicuik North - 02 S01018127
S01018127
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Penicuik North S02003360
S02003360
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Penicuik North - 02 S01010950
S01010950
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Penicuik North S02002055
S02002055
Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
4:06 AM
Sunrise
8:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
8:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 EH26 0BJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 3462 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01018127 and MSOA S02003360 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH26 0BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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