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Coordinates & Location for EH28 8PL
Postcode
EH28 8PL
Coordinates
55.9365, -3.3941
Grid reference
NT130723
Easting
313,007
Northing
672,376
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RWJP4+J8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
City of Edinburgh
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%4111
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4111 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
Council AreaEdinburgh West S14000082
Constituency
S14000082Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Almond
Constituency code
S14000082
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
City of Edinburgh
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
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dalmeny and Newbridge - 02 S01015067
S01015067MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dalmeny and Newbridge S02002792
S02002792LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dalmeny, Kirkliston and Newbridge - 01 S01008997
S01008997MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dalmeny, Kirkliston and Newbridge S02001684
S02001684Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
12 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 35 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentAugust 1993 — Introduced
Postcode EH28 8PL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 4111 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01015067 and MSOA S02002792 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH28 8PL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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