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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 276 m straight lineabout 3 min
Dunbar Rail Station
Rail
- 9.1 km straight lineabout 114 min
East Linton
Rail
- 14.9 km straight lineabout 186 min
North Berwick Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 64 m straight lineabout 1 min
High Street
Bus · at 33 · south
- 70 m straight lineabout 1 min
High Street
Bus · at 32 · north
- 99 m straight lineabout 1 min
Railway Station
Bus · at · west
- 111 m straight lineabout 1 min
Railway Station
Bus · opp · south-east
- 220 m straight lineabout 3 min
Parish Church
Bus · at · north-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH42 1EN
Registers of Scotland · Dunbar East - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£342,743
Median price: £231,000
2023 sales · 13 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH42 1EN
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 6 — Least deprived 40–50%3736
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 11
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 2929.5
- Employment
- 2462
- Health
- 4000
- Education
- 4873
- Access
- 6912
- Crime
- 5091
- Housing
- 3301
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH42 1EN
Postcode
EH42 1EN
Coordinates
56.0007, -2.5140
Grid reference
NT680787
Easting
368,042
Northing
678,764
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8V2F2P+7C
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
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
Dunbar East - 02 S01016004
S01016004MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dunbar East S02002963
S02002963LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
IZ22 - 02 S01008290
S01008290MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
IZ22 S02001555
S02001555Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:05 AM
Sunrise
4:41 PM
Sunset
9 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:05 AM
Sunset (today)
4:41 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 EH42 1EN 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 3736 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016004 and MSOA S02002963 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH42 1EN 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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