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Coordinates & Location for EH40 3EJ
Postcode
EH40 3EJ
Coordinates
55.9833, -2.6575
Grid reference
NT590768
Easting
359,071
Northing
676,893
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7VX8MR+8X
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 8 — Least Deprived 10%5119
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5119 places this postcode in Decile 8 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
Dunbar and East Linton
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
East Linton and Rural - 04 S01015990
S01015990MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
East Linton and Rural S02002961
S02002961LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ20 - 04 S01008280
S01008280MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ20 S02001553
S02001553Accessible 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
5:47 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 35 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentNovember 2015 — Introduced
Postcode EH40 3EJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015990 and MSOA S02002961 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH40 3EJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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