EH8 8FN

a residential postcode in Canongate, Edinburgh

EH8 8FN Location Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9504 / 55°57'1"N

Longitude: -3.1819 / 3°10'54"W

OS Eastings: 326292

OS Northings: 673669

OS Grid: NT262736

Location Encoding

Mapcode National: GBR 8QG.ZF

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.3P2Q

Plus Code: 9C7RXR29+46

Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jw88

What Three Birds: martin.chough.godwit

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Summary

EH8 8FN is a residential postcode in Canongate, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in August 2016.

The most common council tax band is E.

EH8 8FN is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.

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Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH8 8FN

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

Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH8 8FN

Scotland 1: a major city

Healthy Living Index

8/10 (High)

Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index

10/10 (Very high)

Area Retail Diversity Index

8/10 (High)

Supermarkets near EH8 8FN 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 EH8 8FN 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 EH8 8FN.

Full fibre availability
%
Ultrafast broadband availability
0%
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

Schools

The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near EH8 8FN.

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Government Statistical Service (GSS) Codes for EH8 8FN

Data Zone
S01008685
Canongate, Southside and Dumbiedykes - 06
Intermediate Zone
S02000387
Southside and Canongate
Intermediate Zone
S02001623
Canongate, Southside and Dumbiedykes
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
S31000263
Holyrood
Country
S92000003
Scotland

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