EH6 5BF
a primarily residential postcode in Pilrig, Edinburgh
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.9668 / 55°58'0"N
Longitude: -3.1846 / 3°11'4"W
OS Eastings: 326155
OS Northings: 675495
OS Grid: NT261754
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8Q8.FK
Mapcode Global: WH6SM.19T4
Plus Code: 9C7RXR88+P5
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jx72
What Three Birds: owl.ouzel.kingfisher
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Pilrig Heights, Edinburgh EH6 5BF
Summary
EH6 5BF is a primarily residential postcode in Pilrig, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in June 2003.
The most common council tax band is E.
The average commercial rateable value is £5,800. The most common recorded business type is Self Catering Unit.
EH6 5BF is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH6 5BF is approximately 16m (52ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH6 5BF
2a3: Cosmopolitans - Students Around Campus - Students and Professionals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH6 5BF
Scotland 1: a major city
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near EH6 5BF include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
EH6 5BF at other websites
- Air quality forecast for EH6 5BF at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at EH6 5BF at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near EH6 5BF at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near EH6 5BF at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near EH6 5BF at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to EH6 5BF at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near EH6 5BF at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near EH6 5BF at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near EH6 5BF at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of EH6 5BF 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
Leith Walk
Councillors
Susan Rae (Green)
Amy McNeese-Mechan (SNP)
Jack Caldwell (Liberal Democrat)
James Dalgleish (Labour)
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 Northern and Leith
MSP
Ben Macpherson (SNP)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith
MP
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for EH6 5BF.
- 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 EH6 5BF.
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