EH16 6TQ

Liberton/Gilmerton · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Liberton/Gilmerton
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh South
Postcode district: EH16
Postcode sector: EH16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH16 6TG	165 m
EH16 6NS	235 m
EH16 6NY	303 m
EH16 6NR	310 m
EH16 6PD	315 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH16 6TQ
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH16
Postcode sector: EH16 6
Latitude: 55.914394
Longitude: -3.177162
British National Grid easting: 326,519
British National Grid northing: 669,660

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Liberton/Gilmerton · S13002934
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh South · S14000080
Output area: S00144992
Lower layer super output area: Liberton West - 03 · S01014610
Middle layer super output area: Liberton West · S02002710

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 EH16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Merchiston Castle School

Offshore schools
4.8 km

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 22.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 22.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 22.2%
Gigabit-capable: 22.2%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 22.2%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Orchardhead Loan

BCT · Liberton
0.4 miles
Orchardhead Loan

BCT · Liberton
0.4 miles
Orchardhead Road

BCT · Liberton
0.5 miles
Orchardhead Road

BCT · Liberton
0.5 miles
Hallhead Road

BCT · Mayfield
0.7 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Merchiston Castle School is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.