EH6 5BW

Leith Walk · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Leith Walk
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith
Postcode district: EH6
Postcode sector: EH6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH6 5BU	32 m
EH6 5DA	32 m
EH6 5BX	36 m
EH6 5BY	45 m
EH6 5BZ	64 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH6 5BW
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 December 1990
Terminated: 1 December 1996
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH6
Postcode sector: EH6 5
Latitude: 55.965300
Longitude: -3.176802
British National Grid easting: 326,638
British National Grid northing: 675,325

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Leith Walk · S13002930
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith · S14000079
Output area: S00142068
Lower layer super output area: Pilrig - 03 · S01014864
Middle layer super output area: Pilrig · S02002754

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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Buchanan Street

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