EH4 4BS

Forth · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Forth
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith
Postcode district: EH4
Postcode sector: EH4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH4 4BP	42 m
EH4 4DA	57 m
EH4 4BY	74 m
EH4 4BR	81 m
EH4 4BT	86 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH4 4BS
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH4
Postcode sector: EH4 4
Latitude: 55.970250
Longitude: -3.242820
British National Grid easting: 322,527
British National Grid northing: 675,948

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Forth · S13002922
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith · S14000079
Output area: S00141752
Lower layer super output area: West Pilton - 03 · S01014960
Middle layer super output area: West Pilton · S02002773

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

Cargilfield School

Offshore schools
3.6 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

Ferry Road Drive

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
Ferry Road Drive

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
Crewe Road Gardens

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
Crewe Road Gardens

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
Crewe Toll

BCT · Crewe Toll
0.2 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. Cargilfield School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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