Among the most deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for EH6 5FA
Postcode
EH6 5FA
Coordinates
55.9723, -3.1814
Grid reference
NT263761
Easting
326,366
Northing
676,105
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RXRC9+WF
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 2 — Least Deprived 10%1334
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1334 places this postcode in Decile 2 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
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 - 06 S01014867
S01014867MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Pilrig S02002754
S02002754LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Great Junction Street - 05 S01008789
S01008789MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Great Junction Street S02001643
S02001643Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
3:44 AM
Sunrise
8:51 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:44 AM
Sunset (today)
8:51 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentMay 2019 — Introduced
Postcode EH6 5FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01014867 and MSOA S02002754 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH6 5FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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