EH3 9AA

City Centre · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: City Centre
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH3 9FA	25 m
EH3 9AD	46 m
EH3 9BG	50 m
EH3 9DD	54 m
EH3 9AF	60 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH3 9AA
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 9
Latitude: 55.945198
Longitude: -3.204933
British National Grid easting: 324,843
British National Grid northing: 673,118

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 East and Musselburgh · S14000078
Output area: S00143337
Lower layer super output area: Tollcross - 01 · S01014692
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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Bread Street

BCT · Fountainbridge
0.0 miles
Bread Street

BCT · Fountainbridge
0.0 miles
East Fountainbridge

BCT · Old Town
0.0 miles
Bread Street

BCT · Old Town
0.1 miles
Semple Street

BCT · Fountainbridge
0.1 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.