EH3 8AD

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh South West
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH3 8AA	10 m
EH3 8AP	33 m
EH3 9PE	46 m
EH3 8DG	64 m
EH3 8AB	75 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH3 8AD
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 February 1992
Terminated: 1 December 1996
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 8
Latitude: 55.943342
Longitude: -3.210976
British National Grid easting: 324,462
British National Grid northing: 672,918

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart · S13002927
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh South West · S14000081
Output area: S00143474
Lower layer super output area: Fountainbridge - 04 · S01014690
Middle layer super output area: Fountainbridge · S02002723

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
4.4 km

Nearby transport

Grove Street

BCT · Fountainbridge
0.0 miles
Gilmore Park

BCT · Viewforth
0.1 miles
Gilmore Park

BCT · Viewforth
0.1 miles
Port Hamilton

BCT · Fountainbridge
0.1 miles
Port Hamilton

BCT · Fountainbridge
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 2.7 miles.

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