EH9 2LA

Southside/Newington · City of Edinburgh · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Southside/Newington
Local authority: City of Edinburgh
Constituency: Edinburgh South
Postcode district: EH9
Postcode sector: EH9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
EH9 2LF	57 m
EH9 2ET	106 m
EH9 2HG	109 m
EH9 2PH	120 m
EH9 2HQ	135 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: EH9 2LA
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 February 1976
Terminated: 1 November 1991
Postcode area: EH
Postcode district: EH9
Postcode sector: EH9 2
Latitude: 55.929371
Longitude: -3.189605
British National Grid easting: 325,770
British National Grid northing: 671,340

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: City of Edinburgh · S12000036
Electoral ward: Southside/Newington · S13002933
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Edinburgh South · S14000080
Output area: S00144475
Lower layer super output area: The Grange - 06 · S01014641
Middle layer super output area: The Grange · S02002715

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

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Merchiston Castle School

Offshore schools
4.4 km

Nearby transport

South Oswald Road

BCT · Mayfield
56 m
Dun-Ard Garden

BCT · Mayfield
90 m
South Oswald Road

BCT · Mayfield
98 m
Grange Loan Gardens

BCT · Mayfield
181 m
Grange Loan Gardens

BCT · Mayfield
213 m

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open school is in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Merchiston Castle School is the nearest published school at 4.4 km.

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