EH12 9HW
a large user postcode in South Gyle, Edinburgh
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.9349 / 55°56'5"N
Longitude: -3.3111 / 3°18'39"W
OS Eastings: 318191
OS Northings: 672092
OS Grid: NT181720
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 24.Z02R
Mapcode Global: WH6SR.33K2
Plus Code: 9C7RWMMQ+XH
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85iw24
What Three Birds: bee-eater.stint.pratincole
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
South Gyle Broadway, Edinburgh EH12 9HW
Summary
EH12 9HW is a large user postcode in South Gyle, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in December 1990.
'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:
Scottish Prison Service, Calton House, 5 Redheughs Rigg, Edinburgh EH12 9HW.
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.
EH12 9HW is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH12 9HW is approximately 49m (161ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH12 9HW
7b1: Constrained City Dwellers - Constrained Flat Dwellers - Eastern European Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH12 9HW
Scotland 1: a major city
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near EH12 9HW include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
EH12 9HW at other websites
- Air quality forecast for EH12 9HW at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at EH12 9HW at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near EH12 9HW at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near EH12 9HW at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near EH12 9HW at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to EH12 9HW at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near EH12 9HW at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near EH12 9HW at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near EH12 9HW at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of EH12 9HW 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
Drum Brae/Gyle
Councillors
Claire Bridgman (Independent)
Robert Aldridge (Liberal Democrat)
Mark Brown (Conservative)
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 Western
MSP
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Edinburgh West
MP
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for EH12 9HW.
- 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 EH12 9HW.
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