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Coordinates & Location for EH29 9AZ
Postcode
EH29 9AZ
Coordinates
55.9540, -3.3995
Grid reference
NT127743
Easting
312,711
Northing
674,329
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RXJ32+J5
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 5 — Least Deprived 10%3132
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3132 places this postcode in Decile 5 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
Kirkliston - 02 S01015061
S01015061MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kirkliston S02002791
S02002791LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dalmeny, Kirkliston and Newbridge - 03 S01008999
S01008999MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dalmeny, Kirkliston and Newbridge S02001684
S02001684Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
6:10 AM
Sunrise
5:58 PM
Sunset
11 hours 48 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:10 AM
Sunset (today)
5:58 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 48 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 EH29 9AZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 3132 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015061 and MSOA S02002791 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH29 9AZ 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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