EH11 3SS

Sighthill/Gorgie · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Sighthill/Gorgie
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh South West
Postcode district: EH11
Postcode sector: EH11 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH11 3RU	45 m
EH11 3RR	60 m
EH11 3ST	67 m
EH11 3SR	72 m
EH11 3RP	80 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH11 3SS
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1973
Terminated: 1 December 1995
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH11
Postcode sector: EH11 3
Latitude: 55.929994
Longitude: -3.279736
British National Grid easting: 320,140
British National Grid northing: 671,510

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Sighthill/Gorgie · S13002925
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh South West · S14000081
Output area: S00144358
Lower layer super output area: Broomhouse and Bankhead - 04 · S01014488
Middle layer super output area: Broomhouse and Bankhead · S02002688

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 2
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Merchiston Castle School

Offshore schools
2.6 km
Cargilfield School

Offshore schools
4.6 km

Nearby transport

Broomhouse Gardens

BCT · Broomhouse
0.1 miles
Broomhouse Gardens

BCT · Broomhouse
0.1 miles
Saughton House

BCT · Broomhouse
0.1 miles
Saughton House

BCT · Broomhouse
0.2 miles
Broomhouse Avenue

BCT · Broomhouse
0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Merchiston Castle School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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