EH21 8SS maps, stats, and open data
EH21 8SS is located in the Portobello/Craigmillar electoral ward, within the council area of City of Edinburgh and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Edinburgh East. The Community Health Partnership is Edinburgh Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since May 2019.
EH21 8SS maps
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EH21 8SS geodata
| Easting | 332293 |
| Northing | 671630 |
| Latitude | 55.932940 |
| Longitude | -3.085304 |
Where is EH21 8SS?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | EH21 |
Politics
| Ward | Portobello/Craigmillar |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Edinburgh East |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to EH21 8SS
| Whitehill Street (Newcraighall Road) | Newcraighall | 351m |
| Whitehill Street (Newcraighall Road) | Newcraighall | 354m |
| Newcraighall Drive (Newcraighall Road) | Newcraighall | 411m |
| Newcraighall Park & Ride (Unclassified Road) | Newcraighall | 426m |
| Newcraighall Drive (Newcraighall Road) | Newcraighall | 455m |
Nearest railway stations to EH21 8SS
| Newcraighall Station | 0.3km |
| Musselburgh Station | 0.8km |
| Brunstane Station | 1.4km |
Deprivation
61.1% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than EH21 8SS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to EH21 8SS (metres)
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Nearest post box to EH21 8SS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Whitehill Street | 17:00 | 12:30 | 439m |
| Queen Margaret University | 16:00 | 10:00 | 754m |
| 155 Gilberstoun | 17:30 | 12:45 | 975m |
EH21 8SS ITL and EH21 8SS LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for EH21 8SS:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLM7 | Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLM75 | City of Edinburgh |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| S30000008 | City of Edinburgh |
EH21 8SS census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for EH21 8SS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00106430 | |
| LSOA | S01008720 | Jewel, Brunstane and Newcraighall - 04 |
| MSOA | S02001630 | Jewel, Brunstane and Newcraighall |
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