EH6 8BW maps, stats, and open data
EH6 8BW is located in the Leith 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 April 1982.
EH6 8BW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
EH6 8BW geodata
| Easting | 327429 |
| Northing | 675742 |
| Latitude | 55.969166 |
| Longitude | -3.164246 |
Where is EH6 8BW?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | EH6 |
Politics
| Ward | Leith |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Edinburgh East |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to EH6 8BW
| Rosevale Terrace (East Hermitage Place) | Leith Links | 13m |
| Rosevale Terrace (East Hermitage Place) | Leith Links | 58m |
| Lochend Road (East Hermitage Place) | Leith Links | 117m |
| Burns Street (Lochend Road) | Lochend | 149m |
| Burns Street (Lochend Road) | Lochend | 160m |
Nearest railway stations to EH6 8BW
| Edinburgh Station | 2.4km |
| Haymarket Station | 4.3km |
| Brunstane Station | 4.9km |
Deprivation
62.5% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than EH6 8BW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to EH6 8BW (metres)
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Nearest post box to EH6 8BW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Ryehil Terrace | 17:30 | 12:45 | 304m |
| 25 Restalrig Road | 18:30 | 12:00 | 312m |
| Woodville Terrace | 17:30 | 12:30 | 339m |
EH6 8BW ITL and EH6 8BW 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 EH6 8BW:
| 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 |
EH6 8BW 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 EH6 8BW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00104286 | |
| LSOA | S01008792 | South Leith - 01 |
| MSOA | S02001644 | South Leith |
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