EH6 6RE

Leith · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Leith
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith
Postcode district: EH6
Postcode sector: EH6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH6 6SW	33 m
EH6 6SU	44 m
EH6 6RD	51 m
EH6 6SZ	60 m
EH6 6DN	69 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH6 6RE
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1973
Terminated: 1 September 1990
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH6
Postcode sector: EH6 6
Latitude: 55.974661
Longitude: -3.170324
British National Grid easting: 327,060
British National Grid northing: 676,360

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Leith · S13002931
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith · S14000079
Output area: S00141538
Lower layer super output area: The Shore and Constitution Street - 07 · S01014835
Middle layer super output area: The Shore and Constitution Street · S02002748

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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The Shore

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The Shore

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Parliament Street

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Parliament Street

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Queen Charlotte Street

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