EH5 2QA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH5 2QH	1 m
EH5 2QJ	17 m
EH5 2QL	33 m
EH5 2QG	44 m
EH5 2HP	46 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH5 2QA
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 November 2010
Terminated: 1 February 2011
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH5
Postcode sector: EH5 2
Latitude: 55.972637
Longitude: -3.226953
British National Grid easting: 323,522
British National Grid northing: 676,196

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: S00141665
Lower layer super output area: Boswall and Pilton - 02 · S01014965
Middle layer super output area: Boswall and Pilton · S02002774

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
4.6 km

Nearby transport

Granton Primary School

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
Granton Primary School

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
East Fettes Avenue

BCT · Inverleith
0.2 miles
Pilton Crescent

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
East Fettes Avenue

BCT · Inverleith
0.2 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 2.8 miles.

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