EH5 1RE

Forth · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Forth
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith
Postcode district: EH5
Postcode sector: EH5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH5 1SG	92 m
EH5 1FU	147 m
EH5 1SQ	175 m
EH5 1SR	175 m
EH5 1SD	213 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH5 1RE
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 June 1984
Terminated: 1 November 1991
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH5
Postcode sector: EH5 1
Latitude: 55.979546
Longitude: -3.240506
British National Grid easting: 322,690
British National Grid northing: 676,980

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: S00141247
Lower layer super output area: Granton West and Salvesen - 05 · S01014986
Middle layer super output area: Granton West and Salvesen · S02002777

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
3.9 km

Nearby transport

Waterfront Avenue

BCT · Granton
0.0 miles
Waterfront Avenue

BCT · Granton
0.1 miles
West Granton Terminus

BCT · Granton
0.1 miles
Waterfront Broadway

BCT · Granton
0.1 miles
Waterfront Broadway

BCT · Granton
0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cargilfield School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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