EH2 1AR

City Centre · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: City Centre
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith
Postcode district: EH2
Postcode sector: EH2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH2 1AU	41 m
EH2 1AW	41 m
EH2 1GB	52 m
EH2 1GG	52 m
EH2 1GH	52 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH2 1AR
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1973
Terminated: 1 March 1983
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH2
Postcode sector: EH2 1
Latitude: 55.955018
Longitude: -3.194876
British National Grid easting: 325,490
British National Grid northing: 674,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: City Centre · S13002929
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith · S14000079
Output area: S00142772
Lower layer super output area: New Town West - 01 · S01014902
Middle layer super output area: New Town West · S02002762

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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