EH12 8PA

Drum Brae/Gyle · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8JH	9 m
EH12 8JJ	34 m
EH12 8JN	78 m
EH12 8NN	90 m
EH12 8JW	112 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH12 8PA
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 December 1990
Terminated: 1 June 1996
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH12
Postcode sector: EH12 8
Latitude: 55.944288
Longitude: -3.304705
British National Grid easting: 318,610
British National Grid northing: 673,130

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: S00143366
Lower layer super output area: East Craigs South - 04 · S01015024
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 2
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Cargilfield School

Offshore schools
2.8 km
Merchiston Castle School

Offshore schools
4.8 km

Nearby transport

Craigmount High School

BCT · East Craigs
0.2 miles
Craigmount High School

BCT · East Craigs
0.2 miles
East Craigs Wynd

BCT · East Craigs
0.2 miles
East Craigs Wynd

BCT · East Craigs
0.2 miles
Dechmont Road

BCT · Maybury
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 1.8 miles.

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