Among the least deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for EH31 2BU
Postcode
EH31 2BU
Coordinates
56.0377, -2.8210
Grid reference
NT489830
Easting
348,945
Northing
683,063
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8V25QH+3J
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 9 — Least Deprived 10%6085
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6085 places this postcode in Decile 9 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
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 - 04 S01015972
S01015972MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gullane and Drem S02002958
S02002958LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ17 - 04 S01008265
S01008265MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ17 S02001550
S02001550Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:44 AM
Sunrise
8:49 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:44 AM
Sunset (today)
8:49 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2018
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> PresentMay 2018 — Introduced
Postcode EH31 2BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015972 and MSOA S02002958 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH31 2BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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