EH3 8LJ

City Centre · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: City Centre
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh South West
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH3 8ET	50 m
EH3 8HA	52 m
EH3 8HQ	61 m
EH3 8ER	64 m
EH3 8EG	76 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH3 8LJ
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 June 1986
Terminated: 1 June 1997
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 8
Latitude: 55.947843
Longitude: -3.211949
British National Grid easting: 324,410
British National Grid northing: 673,420

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 South West · S14000081
Output area: S00143179
Lower layer super output area: Tollcross - 02 · S01014693
Middle layer super output area: Tollcross · S02002724

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
4.8 km

Nearby transport

West End - Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)

PLT · Edinburgh West End
0.0 miles
West End - Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)

MET · Edinburgh West End
0.0 miles
West End - Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams)

PLT · Edinburgh West End
0.0 miles
Atholl Crescent

BCT · Haymarket
0.1 miles
Torphichen Street

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 3.0 miles.

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