EH1 2HP

a primarily residential postcode in Old Town, Edinburgh

EH1 2HP Location Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9469 / 55°56'48"N

Longitude: -3.1971 / 3°11'49"W

OS Eastings: 325333

OS Northings: 673295

OS Grid: NT253732

Location Encoding

Mapcode National: GBR 8MH.WP

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.VSQF

Plus Code: 9C7RWRW3+P4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jw67

What Three Birds: tropicbird.catbird.towhee

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Summary

EH1 2HP is a primarily residential postcode in Old Town, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in October 1989.

The most common council tax band is C.

The average commercial rateable value is £2,400. The most common recorded business types are Self Catering Unit and Office.

EH1 2HP is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.

EH1 2HP is approximately 79m (259ft) above sea level.

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Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH1 2HP

2b1: Cosmopolitans - Inner-City Students - Students and Commuters

Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH1 2HP

Scotland 1: a major city

Healthy Living Index

9/10 (Very high)

Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index

10/10 (Very high)

Area Retail Diversity Index

8/10 (High)

Supermarkets near EH1 2HP include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)

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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives

Residents of EH1 2HP are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.

This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.

Unitary Authority

City of Edinburgh Council

Ward

City Centre

Councillors

Joanna Mowat (Conservative)
Claire Miller (Green)
Margaret Arma Graham (Labour)
Finlay McFarlane (SNP)

Scottish Parliament

Region

Lothian

Regional MSPs

Jeremy Balfour (Conservative)
Sarah Boyack (Labour)
Miles Briggs (Conservative)
Neil Findlay (Labour)
Alison Johnstone (Green)
Gordon Lindhurst (Conservative)
Andy Wightman (Green)

 

Scottish Parliament constituency

Edinburgh Central

MSP

Ruth Davidson (Conservative)

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Edinburgh East

MP

Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party)

Broadband Internet

Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for EH1 2HP.

Full fibre availability
%
Ultrafast broadband availability
100%
Superfast broadband availability
100%
Premises unable to receive 30Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 10Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 5Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 2Mbits/s
0%
Premises below Universal Service Obligation
0%
  • Definitions
  • Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
  • Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
  • Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s

Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.

Schools

The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near EH1 2HP.

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Government Statistical Service (GSS) Codes for EH1 2HP

Data Zone
S01008675
Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02
Intermediate Zone
S02000393
Old Town and Leith Street
Intermediate Zone
S02001622
Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street
Health Board area
S08000024
Lothian
Local Authority
S12000036
City of Edinburgh
Local Authority Ward
S13002929
City Centre
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency
S14000022
Edinburgh East
European Electoral Region
S15000001
Scotland
Travel to Work Area
S22000059
Edinburgh
Police Force Area
S23000009
Scotland
Local Authority
S30000008
City of Edinburgh
Local Authority Ward
S31000261
Tollcross
Country
S92000003
Scotland

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