EH26 8LY

Penicuik · Midlothian · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8LX	59 m
EH26 8LU	83 m
EH26 8LR	110 m
EH26 8RN	111 m
EH26 8LQ	136 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH26 8LY
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH26
Postcode sector: EH26 8
Latitude: 55.822732
Longitude: -3.221526
British National Grid easting: 323,566
British National Grid northing: 659,507

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: S00165548
Lower layer super output area: Penicuik Southeast - 01 · S01018111
Middle layer super output area: Penicuik Southeast · S02003357

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+: 0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 0%
Gigabit-capable: 0%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
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

Pomathorn Road

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Pomathorn Road

BCT · Penicuik
0.1 miles
Lambs Pend

BCT · Penicuik
0.2 miles
Lambs Pend

BCT · Penicuik
0.2 miles
Navaar House Hotel

BCT · Penicuik
0.3 miles