EH3 6EL

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
EH1 3SB	9 m
EH1 3QR	42 m
EH3 6PD	49 m
EH1 3RJ	50 m
EH3 6PE	60 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH3 6EL
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 May 1977
Terminated: 1 July 1992
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 6
Latitude: 55.957916
Longitude: -3.189744
British National Grid easting: 325,816
British National Grid northing: 674,517

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: S00142665
Lower layer super output area: New Town East and Gayfield - 03 · S01014900
Middle layer super output area: New Town East and Gayfield · S02002761

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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