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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 225 m straight lineabout 3 min
Balfour Street (Edinburgh Trams)
Metro
- 396 m straight lineabout 5 min
McDonald Road (Edinburgh Trams)
Metro
- 900 m straight lineabout 11 min
Foot of the Walk (Edinburgh Trams)
Metro
Bus stops
- 47 m straight lineabout 1 min
Spey Street
Bus · adj · north-west
- 80 m straight lineabout 1 min
Pilrig Street
Bus · near · north-east
- 82 m straight lineabout 1 min
Pilrig Street
Bus · opp · south-west
- 210 m straight lineabout 3 min
Dryden Street
Bus · opp · south-east
- 229 m straight lineabout 3 min
Shrubhill
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH6 5AQ
Registers of Scotland · Pilrig - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£270,514
Median price: £232,500
2023 sales · 22 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH6 5AQ
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 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4744
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 14
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4846
- Employment
- 4437
- Health
- 5590
- Education
- 3300
- Access
- 6065
- Crime
- 1425
- Housing
- 644
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH6 5AQ
Postcode
EH6 5AQ
Coordinates
55.9639, -3.1787
Grid reference
NT265751
Easting
326,515
Northing
675,170
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RXR7C+HG
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
Pilrig - 03 S01014864
S01014864MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Pilrig S02002754
S02002754LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Pilrig - 02 S01008814
S01008814MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Pilrig S02001648
S02001648Large 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH6 5AQ 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 4744 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014864 and MSOA S02002754 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH6 5AQ 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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