EH postcode area

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Coordinates: 55°55′26″N3°13′41″W / 55.924°N 3.228°W / 55.924; -3.228
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
EH
Postcode area name
Edinburgh
Post towns 38
Postcode districts 57
Postcode sectors167
Postcodes (live)24,416
Postcodes (total)32,363
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postcode area, [2] is a group of 55 postcode districts covering Scotland's capital city and an extensive surrounding area.

Contents

The area's post towns are Armadale, Balerno, Bathgate, Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Linlithgow, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Newbridge, North Berwick, Ormiston, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder and West Linton.

It replaced a system of postal district numbers introduced in 1935, with the postcode incorporating the old one or two-digit district number. For example, "45, York Place, Edinburgh, 1" [3] became "45 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3HP". [4]

Mail for the EH postcode area is processed at Edinburgh Mail Centre, along with mail for the KY, PH, DD, FK and TD postcode areas.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts is as follows.

Edinburgh: EH1 to EH17, EH28 to EH30

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
EH1EDINBURGHMostly consists of Edinburgh's Old Town. Also hosts the old GPO building (at EH1 1AA) and the areas immediately to the north of this are also included, that is St James Quarter and the areas down Leith Street and Broughton Street.
EH2EDINBURGHThe New Town and central commercial area of Edinburgh which includes Princes Street.
EH3EDINBURGHAn odd shaped area surrounding EH1 and EH2 to the north, west and south. It can be divided into three distinct areas:
EH4EDINBURGHRadiates from the older and more central areas out to the suburban areas added to them, as the city grew outwards during the 20th century. EH4, then, branches out from Dean Village and Comely Bank along a corridor centred on the A90 as far as Barnton and Cramond. Central to this area is the Sainsbury's in Craigleith Retail Park adjacent to the A90.
EH5EDINBURGHBased on a village formerly separate from the city; in this case, Granton on the Firth of Forth. EH5 extends inwards from the coast to Ferry Road.
EH6EDINBURGHCovers Leith, as well as Newhaven bordering it on the west.
EH7EDINBURGHThe inner city area between central Edinburgh and Leith, and radiates out to Restalrig and Craigentinny.
EH8EDINBURGHThe inner city Southside, Newington and Canongate areas, in the west of the postcode area. It extends eastwards around Holyrood Park to take in areas including Abbeyhill and Mountcastle; being in east Edinburgh, these areas have no obvious connection with the Southside. The postcode effectively takes in the area surrounding Holyrood Park.
EH9EDINBURGHThe inner city, Marchmont and Grange, Blackford and around Minto Street, including Causewayside.
EH10EDINBURGHA corridor along the A702 from Bruntsfield, through Morningside as far as Fairmilehead. City of Edinburgh, Midlothian
EH11EDINBURGHA corridor (rather thin in shape) along the A71 from Haymarket Station, through Gorgie and Stenhouse to Sighthill and the Calders.
EH12EDINBURGHA corridor along the A8 from Haymarket through Murrayfield and Corstorphine as far as the Gyle.
EH13EDINBURGHBased on the previously separate village of Colinton, and including Oxgangs.
EH14BALERNO, CURRIE, EDINBURGH, JUNIPER GREENA corridor in south-west Edinburgh starting at Slateford, through Longstone, Wester Hailes, Juniper Green, Currie and on to Balerno.
EH15EDINBURGHBased on Portobello and Duddingston, formerly separate settlements to Edinburgh.
EH16EDINBURGHBased on the formerly separate village of Liberton. It extends north and north-east to Cameron Toll, Craigmillar and Niddrie. Originally part of Edinburgh 9. [5]
EH17EDINBURGHBased on the formerly separate village of Gilmerton, taking in Moredun and extending westwards as far as Mortonhall. Originally part of Edinburgh 9. [5]
EH28NEWBRIDGE Newbridge, Ratho City of Edinburgh
EH29KIRKLISTON Kirkliston City of Edinburgh
EH30SOUTH QUEENSFERRY South Queensferry City of Edinburgh
EH77EDINBURGHSpecial postcode used by Census 2021
EH91EDINBURGHSpecial postcode used by Jobcentre Plus
EH95EDINBURGHSpecial postcode used by Scottish Gas
EH99EDINBURGHSpecial postcode used by the Scottish Parliament

Outside Edinburgh

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
EH18LASSWADE Lasswade, extending up the valley of the River North Esk to Polton Midlothian
EH19BONNYRIGG Bonnyrigg Midlothian
EH20LOANHEAD Loanhead Midlothian
EH21MUSSELBURGH Musselburgh, Wallyford, Whitecraig, Newcraighall East Lothian, City of Edinburgh
EH22DALKEITH Dalkeith, Danderhall, Mayfield, Newtongrange, Shawfair Midlothian
EH23GOREBRIDGE Gorebridge Midlothian
EH24ROSEWELL Rosewell Midlothian
EH25ROSLIN Roslin, Bilston Midlothian
EH26PENICUIK Penicuik Midlothian
EH27KIRKNEWTON Kirknewton West Lothian
EH31GULLANE Gullane East Lothian
EH32LONGNIDDRY, PRESTONPANS Prestonpans, Cockenzie, Port Seton East Lothian
EH33TRANENT Tranent East Lothian
EH34TRANENT Pencaitland East Lothian
EH35TRANENT Ormiston East Lothian
EH36HUMBIE Humbie East Lothian
EH37PATHHEAD Pathhead Midlothian
EH38HERIOT North Middleton, Heriot Midlothian, Scottish Borders
EH39NORTH BERWICK North Berwick East Lothian
EH40EAST LINTON East Linton East Lothian
EH41HADDINGTON Haddington East Lothian
EH42DUNBAR Dunbar, Broxburn East Lothian
EH43WALKERBURN Walkerburn Scottish Borders
EH44INNERLEITHEN Innerleithen Scottish Borders
EH45PEEBLES Peebles Scottish Borders
EH46WEST LINTON West Linton Scottish Borders
EH47BATHGATE Whitburn, Bathgate, Fauldhouse, Stoneyburn West Lothian
EH48BATHGATE Armadale, Bathgate West Lothian
EH49LINLITHGOW Linlithgow West Lothian
EH51BO'NESS Bo'ness Falkirk
EH52BROXBURN Broxburn, including Winchburgh West Lothian
EH53LIVINGSTON Mid Calder, East Calder, Pumpherston West Lothian
EH54LIVINGSTON Livingston West Lothian
EH55WEST CALDER West Calder West Lothian, South Lanarkshire

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EH postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby FK, KY, ML and TD postcode areas. EH postcode area map.svg
EH postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby FK, KY, ML and TD postcode areas.
Detailed map of postcode districts and post towns in and around Edinburgh EH postcode area inset map.svg
Detailed map of postcode districts and post towns in and around Edinburgh

See also

References

  1. ↑ '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000006-QINU`"' "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000007-QINU`"' "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ↑ The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club, Volume 30, 1959, page 217
  4. ↑ RIBA Directory, Royal Institute of British Architects, W. Heffer & Sons, 1985, page M-97
  5. 1 2 Inglis, Harry. "Bartholomew's pocket plan of Edinburgh". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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