EH postcode area

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Edinburgh postcode area
Postcode area EH
Postcode area name Edinburgh
Post towns 38
Postcode districts 56
Postcode sectors 141
Postcodes (live) 23,873
Postcodes (total) 29,249
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around 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, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder and West Linton in Scotland.

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[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

[edit] Edinburgh EH1 to EH17

Postal district Post town Coverage Local authority
EH1 EDINBURGH Mostly 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 Centre and the areas down Leith Street and Broughton Street.
EH2 EDINBURGH The New Town and central commercial area of Edinburgh which includes Princes Street.
EH3 EDINBURGH An odd shaped area surrounding EH1 and EH2 to the north, west and south. It can be divided into three distinct areas:
  • The New Town area, north of Queen Street and northwards to Stockbridge.
  • The West End, including some of Edinburgh's financial district
  • The Tollcross and Fountainbridge areas.
EH4 EDINBURGH Radiates 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.
EH5 EDINBURGH Based 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.
EH6 EDINBURGH Covers Leith, as well as Newhaven bordering it on the west.
EH7 EDINBURGH The inner city area between central Edinburgh and Leith, and radiates out to Restalrig and Craigentinny.
EH8 EDINBURGH The inner city Southside, Newington and Canongate areas, in the west of the postcode area. It spreads eastwards around Holyrood Park to take in areas like Northfield and Mountcastle; being in east Edinburgh these areas have no obvious connection with the Southside. However the postcode effectively takes in the area surrounding Holyrood Park.
EH9 EDINBURGH The inner city, well-to-do areas of Marchmont and Grange, and around Minto Street, including Causewayside.
EH10 EDINBURGH A corridor along the A702 from Bruntsfield, through Morningside as far as Fairmilehead.
EH11 EDINBURGH A corridor (rather thin in shape) along the A71 from Haymarket Station, through Gorgie and Stenhouse to Sighthill.
EH12 EDINBURGH A corridor along the A8 from Haymarket through Murrayfield and Corstorphine as far as the Gyle.
EH13 EDINBURGH Based on the previously separate village of Colinton, and including Oxgangs.
EH14 BALERNO, CURRIE, EDINBURGH, JUNIPER GREEN A corridor in south-west Edinburgh starting at Slateford, through Longstone, Wester Hailes, Juniper Green, Currie and on to Balerno.
EH15 EDINBURGH Based on Portobello and Duddingston, formerly separate settlements to Edinburgh.
EH16 EDINBURGH Based on the formerly separate village of Liberton. It extends north and north-east to Cameron Toll, Craigmillar and Niddrie.
EH17 EDINBURGH Based on the formerly separate village of Gilmerton, taking in Moredun and extending westwards as far as Mortonhall.
EH95 EDINBURGH Special postcode used by Scottish Gas.
EH99 EDINBURGH Special postcode used by the Scottish Parliament.

[edit] Outside Edinburgh - EH18 onwards

Postal district Post town Coverage Local authority
EH18 LASSWADE Lasswade, extending up the valley of the River North Esk to Polton
EH19 BONNYRIGG Bonnyrigg
EH20 LOANHEAD Loanhead
EH21 MUSSELBURGH Musselburgh, Wallyford, Whitecraig
EH22 DALKEITH Dalkeith, Danderhall, Mayfield, Newtongrange
EH23 GOREBRIDGE Gorebridge
EH24 ROSEWELL Rosewell
EH25 ROSLIN Roslin, Bilston
EH26 PENICUIK Penicuik
EH27 KIRKNEWTON Kirknewton
EH28 NEWBRIDGE Newbridge, Ratho
EH29 KIRKLISTON Kirkliston
EH30 SOUTH QUEENSFERRY South Queensferry
EH31 GULLANE Gullane
EH32 LONGNIDDRY, PRESTONPANS Prestonpans, Cockenzie, Port Seton
EH33 TRANENT Tranent
EH34 TRANENT Pencaitland
EH35 TRANENT Ormiston
EH36 HUMBIE Humbie
EH37 PATHHEAD Pathhead
EH38 HERIOT North Middleton, Heriot
EH39 NORTH BERWICK North Berwick
EH40 EAST LINTON East Linton
EH41 HADDINGTON Haddington
EH42 DUNBAR Dunbar, Broxburn, East Lothian
EH43 WALKERBURN Walkerburn
EH44 INNERLEITHEN Innerleithen
EH45 PEEBLES Peebles
EH46 WEST LINTON West Linton
EH47 BATHGATE Whitburn, Bathgate, Fauldhouse
EH48 BATHGATE Armadale, Bathgate
EH49 LINLITHGOW Linlithgow
EH51 BO'NESS Bo'ness
EH52 BROXBURN Broxburn, West Lothian, including Winchburgh
EH53 LIVINGSTON Livingston, incorporating Mid Calder, Pumpherston
EH54 LIVINGSTON Livingston
EH55 WEST CALDER West Calder

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - TD (Galashiels) - ML (Motherwell) - FK (Falkirk) - KY (Kirkcaldy) .
Adjacent postcode areas
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[edit] References

  1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[edit] See also