EH1 2QG

City Centre · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: City Centre
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Postcode district: EH1
Postcode sector: EH1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH1 2QE	18 m
EH1 1EN	30 m
EH1 1EL	42 m
EH1 1HU	54 m
EH1 2QD	62 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH1 2QG
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH1
Postcode sector: EH1 2
Latitude: 55.947223
Longitude: -3.191642
British National Grid easting: 325,677
British National Grid northing: 673,329

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 East and Musselburgh · S14000078
Output area: S00143195
Lower layer super output area: Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 05 · S01014714
Middle layer super output area: Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street · S02002727

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

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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Chambers Street

BCT · Old Town
0.0 miles
Chambers Street

BCT · Old Town
0.0 miles
George IV Bridge

TXR · Old Town
0.0 miles
Museum Of Scotland

TXR · Old Town
0.0 miles
Merchant Street

BCT · Old Town
0.1 miles