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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 7.0 km straight lineabout 88 min
Prestonpans Rail Station
Rail
- 7.6 km straight lineabout 95 min
Longniddry Rail Station
Rail
- 8.3 km straight lineabout 103 min
Wallyford Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 122 m straight lineabout 2 min
Institute
Bus · opp · south-east
- 138 m straight lineabout 2 min
Institute
Bus · near · north-west
- 207 m straight lineabout 3 min
Dovecot Park
Bus · W-bound · west
- 217 m straight lineabout 3 min
Dovecot Park
Bus · E-bound · north-east
- 344 m straight lineabout 4 min
Beech Terrace
Bus · opp 4 · east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH34 5AH
Registers of Scotland · Haddington Rural - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£341,723
Median price: £285,000
2023 sales · 15 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH34 5AH
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%5191
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 15
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4839
- Employment
- 5327
- Health
- 5292
- Education
- 6002
- Access
- 1261
- Crime
- 4608
- Housing
- 5445
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH34 5AH
Edinburgh
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH34 5AH
Coordinates
55.9081, -2.8955
Grid reference
NT441686
Easting
344,115
Northing
668,693
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VW453+6Q
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
Haddington and Lammermuir
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
Humbie Gifford Garvald - 02 S01015951
S01015951MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Humbie Gifford Garvald S02002955
S02002955LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ14 - 01 S01008245
S01008245MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ14 S02001547
S02001547Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:04 AM
Sunrise
4:45 PM
Sunset
9 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:04 AM
Sunset (today)
4:45 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 41 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 EH34 5AH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5191 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015951 and MSOA S02002955 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH34 5AH 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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