EH3 6BU

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: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH3 6BT	8 m
EH3 6AW	28 m
EH3 6AD	42 m
EH3 6AA	43 m
EH3 6AJ	44 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH3 6BU
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 December 1995
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 6
Latitude: 55.953714
Longitude: -3.208769
British National Grid easting: 324,620
British National Grid northing: 674,070

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: S00142932
Lower layer super output area: New Town West - 04 · S01014905
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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