EH12 6AR

Corstorphine/Murrayfield · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh West
Postcode district: EH12
Postcode sector: EH12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH12 6AE	9 m
EH12 6AF	36 m
EH12 6AB	42 m
EH12 6AH	74 m
EH12 6AP	84 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH12 6AR
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 December 1981
Terminated: 1 December 1994
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH12
Postcode sector: EH12 6
Latitude: 55.947433
Longitude: -3.235155
British National Grid easting: 322,960
British National Grid northing: 673,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Corstorphine/Murrayfield · S13002924
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh West · S14000082
Output area: S00143148
Lower layer super output area: Murrayfield and Ravelston - 02 · S01014936
Middle layer super output area: Murrayfield and Ravelston · S02002769

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 EH12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 2
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Merchiston Castle School

Offshore schools
4.1 km
Cargilfield School

Offshore schools
4.8 km

Nearby transport

Coltbridge Avenue

TXR · Roseburn
0.1 miles
Roseburn Gardens

BCT · Roseburn
0.1 miles
Roseburn Gardens

BCT · Roseburn
0.1 miles
Kew Terrace

BCT · Coates
0.2 miles
Ormidale Terrace

BCT · Roseburn
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 2.6 miles.

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