EH26 8QB
a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Howgate, Midlothian
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.8095 / 55°48'34"N
Longitude: -3.2011 / 3°12'4"W
OS Eastings: 324819
OS Northings: 658017
OS Grid: NT248580
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 6128.R8
Mapcode Global: WH6TC.S7VN
Plus Code: 9C7RRQ5X+RH
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jt54
What Three Birds: longspur.jaeger.thrasher
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
11, Howgate, Penicuik EH26 8QB
Summary
EH26 8QB is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Howgate, Midlothian. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are F and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,650 to £4,550 with an average of £3,600. The most common recorded business types are Church and Church Hall. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
EH26 8QB is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Midlothian Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH26 8QB is approximately 244m (800ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH26 8QB
1b2: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural White-Collar Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH26 8QB
Scotland 6: a small town or large village, within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near EH26 8QB include Lidl and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
EH26 8QB at other websites
- Crime near EH26 8QB at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for EH26 8QB at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at EH26 8QB at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near EH26 8QB at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near EH26 8QB at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near EH26 8QB at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to EH26 8QB at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near EH26 8QB at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near EH26 8QB at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near EH26 8QB at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of EH26 8QB 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
Midlothian Council
Ward
Penicuik
Councillors
Debbi McCall (SNP)
Willie McEwan (Labour)
Connor McManus (SNP)
Scottish Parliament
Region
South Scotland
Regional MSPs
Michelle Ballantyne (Independent)
Claudia Beamish (Labour)
Emma Harper (SNP)
Joan McAlpine (SNP)
Colin Smyth (Labour)
Paul Wheelhouse (SNP)
Brian Whittle (Conservative)
Scottish Parliament constituency
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
MSP
Christine Grahame (SNP)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Midlothian
MP
Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for EH26 8QB.
- 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 EH26 8QB.
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