EH1 2AU

City Centre · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: City Centre
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh South West
Postcode district: EH1
Postcode sector: EH1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH1 2AS	13 m
EH1 2AN	46 m
EH3 8ES	64 m
EH1 2BD	68 m
EH1 2BE	71 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH1 2AU
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 August 2005
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH1
Postcode sector: EH1 2
Latitude: 55.948579
Longitude: -3.208369
British National Grid easting: 324,635
British National Grid northing: 673,498

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: City Centre · S13002929
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh South West · S14000081
Output area: S00143113
Lower layer super output area: Tollcross - 02 · S01014693
Middle layer super output area: Tollcross · S02002724

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

Explore EH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Merchiston Castle School

Offshore schools
5.0 km

Nearby transport

Canning Street

BCT · Edinburgh West End
0.1 miles
The Exchange

BCT · Edinburgh West End
0.1 miles
The Exchange

BCT · Edinburgh West End
0.1 miles
Sharoton Hotel

BCT · Edinburgh West End
0.1 miles
Lothian Road

BCT · Edinburgh West End
0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Merchiston Castle School is the nearest published school at 3.1 miles.

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