EH3 9HS

City Centre · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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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 9DN	7 m
EH3 9DW	27 m
EH3 9DP	43 m
EH3 9EB	56 m
EH3 9DH	57 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH3 9HS
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 June 2002
Terminated: 1 October 2004
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH3
Postcode sector: EH3 9
Latitude: 55.945783
Longitude: -3.201173
British National Grid easting: 325,079
British National Grid northing: 673,179

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: S00143302
Lower layer super output area: Tollcross - 03 · S01014694
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
5.0 km

Nearby transport

Lauriston Street

BCT · Old Town
0.0 miles
West Port

BCT · Old Town
0.1 miles
Cambridge Street

BCT · Old Town
0.1 miles
Glen Street

BCT · Lauriston
0.1 miles
Bread Street

BCT · Old Town
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 3.1 miles.

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