EH1 2BU
a large user postcode in West End, Edinburgh
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.949 / 55°56'56"N
Longitude: -3.2095 / 3°12'34"W
OS Eastings: 324564
OS Northings: 673542
OS Grid: NT245735
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8KG.CY
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.NQVT
Plus Code: 9C7RWQXR+H5
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jw47
What Three Birds: wryneck.honey-buzzard.robin
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2BU
Summary
EH1 2BU is a large user postcode in West End, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in July 1992.
'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:
Russel & Aitken, 27 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2BU.
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 2BU is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH1 2BU is approximately 69m (226ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH1 2BU
2b1: Cosmopolitans - Inner-City Students - Students and Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH1 2BU
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 EH1 2BU 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 2BU at other websites
- Air quality forecast for EH1 2BU at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at EH1 2BU at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near EH1 2BU at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near EH1 2BU at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near EH1 2BU at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to EH1 2BU at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near EH1 2BU at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near EH1 2BU at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near EH1 2BU at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of EH1 2BU 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 South West
MP
Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party)
Broadband Internet
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Schools
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