EH8 9DW
a large user postcode in South Side, Edinburgh
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.9467 / 55°56'48"N
Longitude: -3.185 / 3°11'5"W
OS Eastings: 326093
OS Northings: 673267
OS Grid: NT260732
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8QH.BR
Mapcode Global: WH6SM.1SMJ
Plus Code: 9C7RWRW8+M2
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85jw77
What Three Birds: fieldfare.stint.turnstone
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW
Summary
EH8 9DW is a large user postcode in South Side, Edinburgh. It was first introduced in January 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:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW.
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 9DW is in the Edinburgh travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
EH8 9DW is approximately 89m (292ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing EH8 9DW
2b1: Cosmopolitans - Inner-City Students - Students and Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for EH8 9DW
Scotland 1: a major city
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near EH8 9DW 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 9DW at other websites
- Air quality forecast for EH8 9DW at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at EH8 9DW at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near EH8 9DW at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near EH8 9DW at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near EH8 9DW at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to EH8 9DW at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near EH8 9DW at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near EH8 9DW at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near EH8 9DW at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of EH8 9DW 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
Southside/Newington
Councillors
Alison Dickie (SNP)
Ian Perry (Labour)
Steve Burgess (Green)
Cameron Rose (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 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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