EH12 8HQ

Drum Brae/Gyle · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Drum Brae/Gyle
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh West
Postcode district: EH12
Postcode sector: EH12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH12 8HG	23 m
EH12 8DX	40 m
EH12 8SS	71 m
EH12 8SX	81 m
EH12 8DR	83 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH12 8HQ
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 December 1990
Terminated: 1 November 2014
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH12
Postcode sector: EH12 8
Latitude: 55.947460
Longitude: -3.295348
British National Grid easting: 319,201
British National Grid northing: 673,472

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Drum Brae/Gyle · S13002921
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh West · S14000082
Output area: S00143190
Lower layer super output area: East Craigs South - 06 · S01015026
Middle layer super output area: East Craigs South · S02002784

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

Cargilfield School

Offshore schools
2.5 km
Merchiston Castle School

Offshore schools
4.7 km

Nearby transport

Pearce Road

BCT · East Craigs
0.0 miles
Drum Brae Gardens

BCT · East Craigs
0.1 miles
Drum Brae Gardens

BCT · East Craigs
0.1 miles
Drum Brae Park

BCT · East Craigs
0.2 miles
Templeland Road

BCT · East Craigs
0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cargilfield School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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