EH6 8HS

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH6 8HW	17 m
EH6 8HN	47 m
EH6 8HR	62 m
EH6 8HU	80 m
EH6 8AE	86 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH6 8HS
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 May 1994
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH6
Postcode sector: EH6 8
Latitude: 55.969476
Longitude: -3.167604
British National Grid easting: 327,220
British National Grid northing: 675,780

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: S00141818
Lower layer super output area: South Leith - 01 · S01014841
Middle layer super output area: South Leith · S02002750

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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Nearby transport

Duke Street

BCT · Leith
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Duke Place

BCT · Leith
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Vanburgh Place

BCT · Leith Links
0.1 miles
Burns Street

BCT · Lochend
0.1 miles
Duke Street

BCT · Leith
0.1 miles