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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 4.4 km straight lineabout 55 min
Drem Rail Station
Rail
- 6.9 km straight lineabout 86 min
North Berwick Rail Station
Rail
- 7.3 km straight lineabout 91 min
Longniddry Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 33 m straight lineabout 1 min
Goose Green
Bus · at · north-east
- 40 m straight lineabout 1 min
Goose Green
Bus · opp · south-west
- 120 m straight lineabout 2 min
West Links Road
Bus · opp · south-west
- 197 m straight lineabout 2 min
Maule Terrace
Bus · at · north-east
- 381 m straight lineabout 5 min
Lammermuir Court
Bus · at · south-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH31 2AW
Registers of Scotland · Gullane and Drem - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£514,982
Median price: £474,000
2023 sales · 19 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH31 2AW
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
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%5247
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 16
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5475
- Employment
- 5132
- Health
- 4749
- Education
- 5270
- Access
- 1371
- Crime
- 5591
- Housing
- 6052
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH31 2AW
Postcode
EH31 2AW
Coordinates
56.0342, -2.8337
Grid reference
NT481826
Easting
348,149
Northing
682,679
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8V25M8+MG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
East Lothian
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
East Lothian
Local Authority
Council AreaLothian East S14000096
Constituency
S14000096Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
North Berwick Coastal
Constituency code
S14000096
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
East Lothian
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
East Lothian Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
East Lothian Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Gullane and Drem - 02 S01015970
S01015970MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gullane and Drem S02002958
S02002958LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ17 - 02 S01008263
S01008263MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ17 S02001550
S02001550Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:07 AM
Sunrise
4:43 PM
Sunset
9 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:07 AM
Sunset (today)
4:43 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 36 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 EH31 2AW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5247 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015970 and MSOA S02002958 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH31 2AW 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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