EH2 4EQ
a large user postcode in West End, Edinburgh
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.9505 / 55°57'1"N
Longitude: -3.2072 / 3°12'26"W
OS Eastings: 324710
OS Northings: 673713
OS Grid: NT247737
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8KG.VD
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.PPYM
Plus Code: 9C7RXQ2V+64
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jw58
What Three Birds: treecreeper.ovenbird.swan
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 4EQ
Summary
EH2 4EQ is a large user postcode in West End, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in July 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, 142-144 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 4EQ.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
EH2 4EQ is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH2 4EQ is approximately 71m (233ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH2 4EQ
2b1: Cosmopolitans - Inner-City Students - Students and Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH2 4EQ
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 EH2 4EQ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
EH2 4EQ at other websites
- Air quality forecast for EH2 4EQ at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at EH2 4EQ at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near EH2 4EQ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near EH2 4EQ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near EH2 4EQ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to EH2 4EQ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near EH2 4EQ at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near EH2 4EQ at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near EH2 4EQ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of EH2 4EQ 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 North and Leith
MP
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for EH2 4EQ.
- 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
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near EH2 4EQ.
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