EH5 2YG

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 2HN	52 m
EH5 2HJ	56 m
EH5 2HW	66 m
EH5 2JB	67 m
EH5 2HL	88 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH5 2YG
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 2001
Terminated: 1 February 2001
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH5
Postcode sector: EH5 2
Latitude: 55.973400
Longitude: -3.228788
British National Grid easting: 323,409
British National Grid northing: 676,283

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: S00141505
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
4.5 km

Nearby transport

Granton Primary School

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
Boswall Parkway

TXR · Pilton
0.2 miles
Granton Primary School

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
Royston Mains Gardens

BCT · Pilton
0.2 miles
Royston Mains Gardens

BCT · Pilton
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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