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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 958 m straight lineabout 12 min
Newhaven (Edinburgh Trams)
Metro
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Balfour Street (Edinburgh Trams)
Metro
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 17 min
Ocean Terminal (Edinburgh Trams)
Metro
Bus stops
- 168 m straight lineabout 2 min
Craighall Road
Bus · before · west
- 182 m straight lineabout 2 min
Craighall Road
Bus · after · east
- 296 m straight lineabout 4 min
Newhaven Road
Bus · near · west
- 336 m straight lineabout 4 min
Graham Street
Bus · opp · north
- 345 m straight lineabout 4 min
Warriston Crematorium
Bus · opp · east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH6 4QY
Registers of Scotland · Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£292,426
Median price: £262,000
2023 sales · 21 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH6 4QY
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 9 — Least deprived 10–20%6062
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 18
- Quintile
- 5
- Income
- 5446
- Employment
- 5152
- Health
- 5674
- Education
- 5563
- Access
- 5907
- Crime
- 3534
- Housing
- 4768
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH6 4QY
Postcode
EH6 4QY
Coordinates
55.9717, -3.1931
Grid reference
NT256760
Easting
325,632
Northing
676,056
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RXRC4+MQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
City of Edinburgh
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
Council AreaEdinburgh North and Leith S14000079
Constituency
S14000079Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Leith Walk
Constituency code
S14000079
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
City of Edinburgh
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
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Edinburgh Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston - 04 S01014886
S01014886MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston S02002758
S02002758LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston - 04 S01008835
S01008835MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston S02001652
S02001652Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
7:08 AM
Sunrise
4:44 PM
Sunset
9 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:08 AM
Sunset (today)
4:44 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 36 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1986
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> PresentDecember 1986 — Introduced
Postcode EH6 4QY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 6062 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014886 and MSOA S02002758 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH6 4QY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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