Latitude: 55.9496 / 55°56'58"N
Longitude: -3.1958 / 3°11'45"W
OS Eastings: 325443
OS Northings: 673609
OS Grid: NT254736
Mapcode National: GBR 8NG.4Q
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WQBB
Plus Code: 9C7RWRX3+RM
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jw67
What Three Birds: nutcracker.frigatebird.needletail
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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EH1 2LU is a primarily residential postcode in Old Town, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is F.
Commercial rateable values range from £74,300 to £104,000 with an average of £89,150. The most common recorded business types are University (Part) and Hall.
EH1 2LU is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH1 2LU is approximately 90m (295ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH1 2LU
2c2: Cosmopolitans - Comfortable Cosmopolitans - Migrant Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH1 2LU
Scotland 1: a major city
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near EH1 2LU 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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Residents of EH1 2LU 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)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for EH1 2LU.
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'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near EH1 2LU.
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