Map of EH16 6LE postcode

General information
Postcode EH16 6LE
Post Town Edinburgh
Nearest station Edinburgh (4 km)
Bus stops
Orchardhead Loan (NW)
Orchardhead Road (N)
Wolridge Road (SE)
Mossgiel Walk (NW)
Orchardhead Road (S)
Mossgiel Walk (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 6 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 55.915955
Longitude -3.166649
Easting 327179
Northing 669822
Grid reference NT271698
UTM reference 30U 489583 6196738
what3words sadly.moons.shady
Plus code 9C7RWR8M+98
Altitude 88 metres (288 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:29
Sunset (today) 18:16
Distance away
Distance to sea 6.8 KMs (4.2 miles)
Administrative areas
Ward Liberton/Gilmerton S13002934
Council Area City of Edinburgh S12000036
Constituency (2024) Edinburgh South S14000080
MPIan MurrayLabour
Police forceScotland
Water companyScottish Water
NUTS/ITL 3 City of Edinburgh
NUTS/ITL 2 East Central Scotland
NUTS/ITL 1 Scotland
Country Scotland S92000003
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 76
Households (2011) 2
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
6,770 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urbanLarge urban area
Census output area (2021)S00144875
Census output area (2011)S00106287
Lower layer super output area (2011)Liberton West and Braid Hills - 02S01008578
Middle layer super output area (2011)Liberton West and Braid HillsS02001607
Travel to work areaEdinburghS22000059
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