EH8 8JR
a large user postcode in Canongate, Edinburgh
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.95 / 55°57'0"N
Longitude: -3.181 / 3°10'51"W
OS Eastings: 326348
OS Northings: 673631
OS Grid: NT263736
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8RG.4K
Mapcode Global: WH6SM.3PJZ
Plus Code: 9C7RXR29+2J
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jw88
What Three Birds: booby.tropicbird.honey-buzzard
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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St John Street, Edinburgh EH8 8JR
Summary
EH8 8JR is a large user postcode in Canongate, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in July 1980.
'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:
University of Edinburgh, Moray House Library, 15 St. John Street, Edinburgh EH8 8JR.
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.
EH8 8JR is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH8 8JR is approximately 59m (194ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH8 8JR
2b1: Cosmopolitans - Inner-City Students - Students and Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH8 8JR
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 EH8 8JR include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
EH8 8JR at other websites
- Crime near EH8 8JR at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for EH8 8JR at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at EH8 8JR at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near EH8 8JR at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near EH8 8JR at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near EH8 8JR at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to EH8 8JR at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near EH8 8JR at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near EH8 8JR at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near EH8 8JR at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of EH8 8JR 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)
Broadband Internet
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Schools
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