EH3 7AR

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH3 7AA	16 m
EH3 7DD	43 m
EH3 8HP	45 m
EH12 5AH	51 m
EH12 5AF	69 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH3 7AR
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 December 1990
Terminated: 1 December 1996
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 7
Latitude: 55.947538
Longitude: -3.214613
British National Grid easting: 324,243
British National Grid northing: 673,389

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: S00143168
Lower layer super output area: Wester Coates - 01 · S01014922
Middle layer super output area: Wester Coates · S02002766

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Merchiston Castle School

Offshore schools
4.6 km

Nearby transport

West Maitland Street

BCT · Haymarket
0.0 miles
Manor Place

TXR · Edinburgh West End
0.0 miles
Atholl Crescent

BCT · Haymarket
0.1 miles
West Maitland Street

BCT · Haymarket
0.1 miles
Terminus

BCT · Haymarket
0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Merchiston Castle School is the nearest published school at 2.9 miles.

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