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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min
Prestonpans Rail Station
Rail
- 4.2 km straight lineabout 52 min
Wallyford Rail Station
Rail
- 5.2 km straight lineabout 65 min
Longniddry Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 59 m straight lineabout 1 min
St Martin's School
Bus · opp · west
- 124 m straight lineabout 2 min
Police Station
Bus · opp · south-east
- 169 m straight lineabout 2 min
Ross Crescent
Bus · opp · north-west
- 187 m straight lineabout 2 min
Police Station
Bus · north-west
- 215 m straight lineabout 3 min
Ross Crescent
Bus · at · south-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near EH33 1HJ
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 1 — Most deprived 10%660
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 2
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 342
- Employment
- 708
- Health
- 2065
- Education
- 855
- Access
- 5417
- Crime
- 536
- Housing
- 859
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Other postcode pages in the same local area as EH33 1HJ.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH33 1HJ
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH33 1HJ
Coordinates
55.9433, -2.9479
Grid reference
NT408726
Easting
340,894
Northing
672,653
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VW3V2+8R
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
Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry
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
Tranent East - 02 S01015915
S01015915MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tranent East S02002948
S02002948LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ10 - 04 S01008221
S01008221MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ10 S02001543
S02001543Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
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 EH33 1HJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 660 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01015915 and MSOA S02002948 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH33 1HJ 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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