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EH postcode area

Explore the Edinburgh postcode area with maps, quick facts, towns, delivery offices, neighbouring areas and postcode district coverage.

The EH area code stands for e and h in <strong>E</strong>dinburg<strong>H</strong>.

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EH1 EH10 EH11 EH12 EH13 EH14 EH15 EH16 EH17 EH18 EH19 EH2

Map of the EH postcode area

Use the interactive map to explore the area boundary and neighbouring postcode areas.

Overview

This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postal area.

The EH postcode area covers Edinburgh and nearby parts of Scotland.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: TD - Teviotdale, KY - Kirkcaldy, FK - Falkirk and ML - Motherwell. It also borders The North Sea and Firth of Forth.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: City of Edinburgh (58.27%), West Lothian (15.69%), East Lothian (11.30%), Midlothian (10.74%), Tweeddale (2.22%), Stirling and Falkirk (1.65%), Lanarkshire (0.08%), Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (0.05%).

Quick facts

Width east to west55.89 mi
Height north to south37.88 mi
Area829.14 mi²
Maximum width56.35 mi
Perimeter239.63 mi
Postcode districts57
Postcode sectors161
Post towns38
Postcodes24,574
Population868,938

The EH postcode area has a population of 868,938 and covers 2,415,641 hectares. Roughly 1.34% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

EDINBURGH
EH1 City of EdinburghEH2 City of EdinburghEH3 City of EdinburghEH4 City of EdinburghEH5 City of EdinburghEH6 City of EdinburghEH7 City of EdinburghEH8 City of EdinburghEH9 City of EdinburghEH10 City of EdinburghEH11 City of EdinburghEH12 City of EdinburghEH13 City of EdinburghEH14 City of EdinburghEH15 City of EdinburghEH16 City of EdinburghEH17 City of EdinburghEH91 EH95 EH99
BALERNO
EH14 City of Edinburgh
CURRIE
EH14 City of Edinburgh
JUNIPER GREEN
EH14 City of Edinburgh
LASSWADE
EH18 Midlothian
BONNYRIGG
EH19 Midlothian
LOANHEAD
EH20 Midlothian
MUSSELBURGH
EH21 City of Edinburgh (4%), East Lothian (95%)
DALKEITH
EH22 Midlothian
GOREBRIDGE
EH23 Midlothian
ROSEWELL
EH24 Midlothian
ROSLIN
EH25 Midlothian
PENICUIK
EH26 Midlothian (98%), Tweeddale (1%)
KIRKNEWTON
EH27 City of Edinburgh (12%), West Lothian (87%)
NEWBRIDGE
EH28 City of Edinburgh (92%), West Lothian (7%)
KIRKLISTON
EH29 City of Edinburgh
SOUTH QUEENSFERRY
EH30 City of Edinburgh (98%), West Lothian (1%)
GULLANE
EH31 East Lothian
LONGNIDDRY
EH32 East Lothian
PRESTONPANS
EH32 East Lothian
TRANENT
EH33 East LothianEH34 East LothianEH35 East Lothian
HUMBIE
EH36 East Lothian
PATHHEAD
EH37 East Lothian (1%), Midlothian (97%)
HERIOT
EH38 Midlothian (6%), Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (93%)
NORTH BERWICK
EH39 East Lothian
EAST LINTON
EH40 East Lothian
HADDINGTON
EH41 East Lothian
DUNBAR
EH42 East Lothian
WALKERBURN
EH43 Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (3%), Tweeddale (96%)
INNERLEITHEN
EH44 Tweeddale
PEEBLES
EH45 Tweeddale
WEST LINTON
EH46 Lanarkshire (7%), Tweeddale (92%)
BATHGATE
EH47 West LothianEH48 West Lothian
LINLITHGOW
EH49 Stirling and Falkirk (10%), West Lothian (89%)
BO'NESS
EH51 Stirling and Falkirk
BROXBURN
EH52 West Lothian
LIVINGSTON
EH53 West LothianEH54 West Lothian
WEST CALDER
EH55 Lanarkshire (4%), West Lothian (95%)

Where is the EH postcode area?

Location map for the EH postcode area
Location map of the postcode area.
Word cloud for the EH postcode area
Word cloud of place names within the area.

How built up is the postcode area?

This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is EH38 and the most urban is EH1.

Postcode district Total area (m²) Footprint area (m²) Built percentage
EH38 79,255,080 78,420 0.10%
EH43 49,272,245 54,645 0.11%
EH44 118,409,708 221,952 0.19%
EH36 32,635,171 96,092 0.29%
EH37 61,961,558 178,015 0.29%
EH45 264,806,055 834,488 0.32%
EH46 181,319,254 596,354 0.33%
EH27 69,037,023 283,394 0.41%
EH23 108,902,448 508,894 0.47%
EH41 191,043,194 1,102,389 0.58%
EH34 36,396,272 245,380 0.67%
EH42 133,990,809 948,713 0.71%
EH55 92,492,400 709,848 0.77%
EH26 105,476,291 898,762 0.85%
EH40 19,883,000 170,688 0.86%
EH39 79,023,520 963,658 1.22%
EH24 10,215,649 134,601 1.32%
EH49 64,911,711 1,013,936 1.56%
EH35 10,106,502 171,359 1.70%
EH30 26,509,040 510,765 1.93%
EH47 66,623,104 1,329,880 2.00%
EH18 8,143,287 166,332 2.04%
EH29 12,246,356 258,727 2.11%
EH33 32,871,064 735,005 2.24%
EH25 11,114,731 261,566 2.35%
EH32 37,797,462 893,276 2.36%
EH31 6,833,176 180,355 2.64%
EH53 20,864,598 550,925 2.64%
EH52 51,970,341 1,378,852 2.65%
EH48 81,374,194 2,213,582 2.72%
EH14 61,021,002 1,738,278 2.85%
EH28 18,766,610 548,717 2.92%
EH22 43,776,378 1,496,562 3.42%
EH51 14,631,828 693,934 4.74%
EH21 22,200,818 1,091,223 4.92%
EH13 11,694,496 644,492 5.51%
EH19 10,091,102 586,647 5.81%
EH17 9,237,269 695,293 7.53%
EH10 18,212,818 1,403,813 7.71%
EH12 24,849,920 2,158,475 8.69%
EH20 5,289,256 493,921 9.34%
EH54 34,682,420 3,309,820 9.54%
EH16 12,962,563 1,289,156 9.95%
EH4 17,478,477 2,111,726 12.08%
EH15 7,547,683 1,014,826 13.45%
EH8 5,404,530 750,449 13.89%
EH5 4,559,898 711,218 15.60%
EH9 4,101,205 750,225 18.29%
EH11 6,564,494 1,232,048 18.77%
EH6 6,675,985 1,279,388 19.16%
EH7 4,906,530 941,191 19.18%
EH3 3,719,779 904,861 24.33%
EH2 694,155 269,167 38.78%
EH1 1,062,963 492,251 46.31%
Total 2,415,617,422 44,298,534 1.83%
Map of the EH postcode area
Boundary map showing EH in relation to neighbouring areas.
Map of post towns in the EH postal area
Post towns within the EH postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares2,415,641
Square miles9,326.84
Square feet260,017,181,599.00
Square kilometres24,156.41

Postal delivery offices

  • Bathgate Delivery Office
  • Boness
  • Bonnyrigg Delivery Office
  • Broxburn Delivery Office
  • Dalkeith Delivery Office
  • Dunbar Delivery Office (eh)
  • Edin:western Delivery Office
  • Edinburgh Central Delivery Office 1
  • Edinburgh Central Delivery Office 2
  • Edinburgh Dell Delivery Office
  • Edinburgh East Central Delivery Office
  • Edinburgh Nw Delivery Office
  • Edinburgh Portobello Delivery Office
  • Edinburgh Se Delivery Office
  • Edinburgh South Delivery Office
  • Edinburgh Sw Delivery Office
  • Edinburgh W. Central Delivery Office
  • Haddington Delivery Office
  • Leith Delivery Office 5
  • Leith Delivery Office 6
  • Linlithgow Delivery Office
  • Livingston Delivery Office
  • Musselburgh Delivery Office
  • North Berwick Delivery Office
  • Peebles Delivery Office
  • Penicuik Delivery Office
  • Prestonpans Delivery Office
  • Tranent Delivery Office

Area profile

This page combines geography, settlements, delivery information and postcode coverage in a more scannable layout.

Nearby postcode areas

TD KY FK ML

Neighbouring context

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: TD - Teviotdale, KY - Kirkcaldy, FK - Falkirk and ML - Motherwell. It also borders The North Sea and Firth of Forth.

Towns and villages within the area

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