EH6 8QY

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH6 8DW	28 m
EH6 8QJ	32 m
EH6 8QP	52 m
EH6 8PL	53 m
EH6 8QW	58 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH6 8QY
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1973
Terminated: 1 July 1992
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH6
Postcode sector: EH6 8
Latitude: 55.966017
Longitude: -3.172306
British National Grid easting: 326,920
British National Grid northing: 675,400

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: S00142030
Lower layer super output area: South Leith - 05 · S01014845
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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Buchanan Street

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