EH26 8BD

Penicuik · Midlothian · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Penicuik
Local authority: Midlothian
Constituency: Midlothian
Postcode district: EH26
Postcode sector: EH26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH26 8EB	39 m
EH26 8EE	71 m
EH26 8ED	77 m
EH26 8BF	79 m
EH26 8EX	99 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH26 8BD
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 July 2013
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH26
Postcode sector: EH26 8
Latitude: 55.833461
Longitude: -3.214311
British National Grid easting: 324,039
British National Grid northing: 660,693

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Midlothian · S12000019
Electoral ward: Penicuik · S13003018
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Midlothian · S14000045
Output area: S00165473
Lower layer super output area: Penicuik East - 02 · S01018123
Middle layer super output area: Penicuik East · S02003359

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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Fixed broadband coverage

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

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

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

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