EH16 5LW

Southside/Newington · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Southside/Newington
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh South
Postcode district: EH16
Postcode sector: EH16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH16 5LL	36 m
EH16 5HA	47 m
EH16 5LN	94 m
EH16 5JP	110 m
EH16 5EZ	111 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH16 5LW
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 December 1999
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH16
Postcode sector: EH16 5
Latitude: 55.932140
Longitude: -3.155356
British National Grid easting: 327,915
British National Grid northing: 671,612

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Southside/Newington · S13002933
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh South · S14000080
Output area: S00144230
Lower layer super output area: Prestonfield - 01 · S01014627
Middle layer super output area: Prestonfield · S02002713

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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Prestonfield Park

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Peffermill Playing Fleids

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Prestonfield Park

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