EH1 2LS
a large user postcode in Old Town, Edinburgh
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.9539 / 55°57'14"N
Longitude: -3.2292 / 3°13'45"W
OS Eastings: 323343
OS Northings: 674112
OS Grid: NT233741
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8FF.D5
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.CMH1
Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3C+H8
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jw28
What Three Birds: canvasback.snipe.rook
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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James' Court, Edinburgh EH1 2LS
Summary
EH1 2LS is a large user postcode in Old Town, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in January 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:
Free Church of Scotland, 15 the Mound, Edinburgh EH1 2LS.
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.
EH1 2LS is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH1 2LS is approximately 92m (302ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH1 2LS
6a2: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Comfortable Suburbia
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH1 2LS
Scotland 1: a major city
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near EH1 2LS 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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EH1 2LS at other websites
- Crime near EH1 2LS at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for EH1 2LS at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at EH1 2LS at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near EH1 2LS at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near EH1 2LS at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near EH1 2LS at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to EH1 2LS at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near EH1 2LS at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near EH1 2LS at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near EH1 2LS at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of EH1 2LS 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
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Schools
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