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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 929 m straight lineabout 12 min
North Berwick Rail Station
Rail
- 7.4 km straight lineabout 93 min
Drem Rail Station
Rail
- 9.0 km straight lineabout 112 min
East Linton
Rail
Bus stops
- 106 m straight lineabout 1 min
Seabird Centre
Bus · at · south-east
- 362 m straight lineabout 5 min
Church Road
Bus · at · south
- 514 m straight lineabout 6 min
Lady Jane Road
Bus · S-bound · south
- 519 m straight lineabout 6 min
Lady Jane Road
Bus · N-bound · north
- 545 m straight lineabout 7 min
Bowling Green
Bus · at · west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH39 4JR
Registers of Scotland · North Berwick North - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£285,610
Median price: £253,000
2023 sales · 33 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH39 4JR
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 5 — Most deprived 40–50%3266
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 10
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3491
- Employment
- 2339
- Health
- 4488
- Education
- 1999
- Access
- 6822
- Crime
- 3832
- Housing
- 1401
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH39 4JR
Postcode
EH39 4JR
Coordinates
56.0594, -2.7164
Grid reference
NT554854
Easting
355,486
Northing
685,409
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8V375M+QC
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
North Berwick North - 04 S01015978
S01015978MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Berwick North S02002959
S02002959LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ18 - 04 S01008271
S01008271MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ18 S02001551
S02001551Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
7:06 AM
Sunrise
4:42 PM
Sunset
9 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:06 AM
Sunset (today)
4:42 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 EH39 4JR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3266 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015978 and MSOA S02002959 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH39 4JR 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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