EH6 8BR Postcode in Edinburgh

EH6 8BR is a Postcode in Lochend Road

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EH6 8BR is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (EH6) is called the outward code. The part after the space (8BR) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case EH which means Edinburgh.
Postal District. In our case EH6.
Postal Sector. In our case EH6 8.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case BR.

The regional mail center for the post area EH is the Scottish Distribution Centre, which is located at Canyon Road, Excelsior Park, Netherton Industrial Est, WISHAW, ML2 0XX.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the EH6 8BR postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is LEITH DO 6. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the EH6 8BR postcode have the street address of Lochend Road

It is situated within the post town of EDINBURGH within the old postal county of Midlothian.

EH6 8BR is within Leith.

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Map Coordinates for EH6 8BR

Latitude	55.9683507991
Longitude	-3.16646278671

Ordnance Survey Maps for EH6 8BR

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Explorer 1:25,000 350 Edinburgh	Check Price on Amazon
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walking distances from EH6 8BR — Map showing 5 and 10 minutes walking distances from EH6 8BR © Crown copyright and database rights 2024

Weather Forecast for EH6 8BR

Sat 27th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
18:00 to 21:00		Sunny day	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	1.00%	E 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	0.00%	E 9 mph

Sun 28th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	4.00%	ENE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	9.00%	NE 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	8.00%	NNE 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	19.00%	NNE 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Light rain	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	57.00%	N 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	55.00%	NW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Overcast	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	51.00%	WNW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	5.00%	WSW 9 mph

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Clear night	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	1.00%	SW 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Clear night	5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	1.00%	SW 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	6.00%	SSW 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	11.00%	SSW 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	13.00%	S 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	18.00%	S 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	12.00%	SSE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	6.00%	SSE 9 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	5.00%	SSE 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	4.00%	SE 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Partly cloudy (day)	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	1.00%	SE 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Partly cloudy (day)	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	2.00%	ESE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Partly cloudy (day)	13.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	1.00%	ESE 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	5.00%	E 16 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	6.00%	E 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	9.00%	ENE 11 mph

Wed 1st May

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Overcast	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	19.00%	ENE 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	22.00%	NE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Light rain	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	51.00%	NE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	49.00%	NE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	20.00%	NE 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	13.00%	NE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Overcast	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	10.00%	NE 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Overcast	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	11.00%	NE 13 mph

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What are the Broadband Speeds like in the EH6 8BR Postcode?

Download Speeds For EH6 8BR

Broadband speed meter good

Average Mbps	75.700
Median Mbps	66.100
Maximum Mbps	205.000

EH6 8BR has an average download speed of 75.7 Megabits per second (Mbps).

667 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

52% of postcodes (619,234) have slower broadband speeds.

48% of postcodes (564,740) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For EH6 8BR

Broadband speed meter good

Average Mbps	13.300
Median Mbps	16.100
Maximum Mbps	21.000

EH6 8BR has an average upload speed of 13.3 Megabits per second (Mbps).

11,409 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

48% of postcodes (568,608) have slower upload speeds.

51% of postcodes (604,624) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of EH6 8BR Postcode

Scotland Primary Schools

Craigentinny Primary School

Address: Craigentinny Primary School, 4 Loganlea Drive, Edinburgh, EH7 6LR

Distance: 1.02 miles

Contact: 0131 661 2749

St Ninian's RC Primary School

Address: St Ninian's RC Primary School, 150 Restalrig Road South, Edinburgh, EH7 6JA

Distance: 0.84 miles

Contact: 0131 661 3431

Hermitage Park Primary School

Address: Hermitage Park Primary School, 9 Hermitage Park, Edinburgh, EH6 8HD

Distance: 0.24 miles

Contact: 0131 554 2952

St Mary's RC Primary School (Leith)

Address: St Mary's RC Primary School (Leith), 30 Links Gardens, Edinburgh, EH6 7JG

Distance: 0.32 miles

Contact: 0131 554 7291

Lorne Primary School

Address: Lorne Primary School, 7 Lorne Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8QS

Distance: 0.34 miles

Contact: 0131 554 2308

Leith Primary School

Address: Leith Primary School, St Andrews Place, Edinburgh, EH6 7EG

Distance: 0.19 miles

Contact: 0131 554 4844

Royal Mile Primary School

Address: Royal Mile Primary School, 86 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BZ

Distance: 1.20 miles

Contact: 0131 556 3347

Abbeyhill Primary School

Address: Abbeyhill Primary School, Abbey Street, Edinburgh, EH7 5SJ

Distance: 0.81 miles

Contact: 0131 661 3054

Leith Walk Primary School

Address: Leith Walk Primary School, 9 Brunswick Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5NG

Distance: 0.74 miles

Contact: 0131 556 3873

St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)

Address: St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh), 63 East London Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4BW

Distance: 1.06 miles

Contact: 0131 556 7128

Broughton Primary School

Address: Broughton Primary School, 132 Broughton Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4LD

Distance: 0.91 miles

Contact: 0131 556 7028

Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce (Parkside Primary)

Address: Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce (Parkside Primary), 139b Bonnington Road, Edinburgh, EH6 5NQ

Distance: 0.56 miles

Contact: 01315535856

Trinity Primary School

Address: Trinity Primary School, 181 Newhaven Road, Edinburgh, EH6 4QA

Distance: 1.16 miles

Contact: 0131 554 2062

Holy Cross RC Primary School

Address: Holy Cross RC Primary School, Craighall Road, Edinburgh, EH6 4RE

Distance: 1.19 miles

Contact: 0131 552 1972

Scotland Secondary Schools

Leith Academy

Address: Leith Academy, 20 Academy Park, Edinburgh, EH6 8JQ

Distance: 0.07 miles

Contact: 0131 554 0606

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Opticians

Opticians near EH6 8BR

BOOTS OPTICIANS (EDINBURGH - LONDON RD)

Address: 61 LONDON ROAD, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH7 6AA

Distance: 0.88 miles

Contact: :

JOHN TROTTER

Address: 44 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH2 2LE

Distance: 1.61 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (EDINBURGH - PRINCES STREET)

Address: 101-103 PRINCES STREET, EDINBURGH, EH2 3AA

Distance: 1.77 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (EDINBURGH - CAMERON TOLL)

Address: 13B CAMERON TOLL SHOPPING CENTRE, 6 LADY ROAD, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH16 5PB

Distance: 2.88 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (CRAIGLEITH)

Address: UNIT 8 CRAIGLEITH RETAIL PARK, SOUTH GROATHILL AVENUE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH4 2LN

Distance: 2.95 miles

Contact: :

4625 EDINBURGH

Address: ASDA OPTICIANS, 100 THE JEWEL, EDINBURGH, EH15 3AR

Distance: 3.19 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near EH6 8BR

LINKS MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: 4 HERMITAGE PLACE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH6 8BW

Distance: 0.10 miles

Contact: tel: 01315 541036

LEITH SURGERY

Address: 2 DUKE STREET, EDINBURGH, EH6 8HQ

Distance: 0.22 miles

Contact: tel: 01315 546471

THE VICTORIA PRACTICE

Address: LEITH COMMUNITY TREATMENT CENTRE, 12 JUNCTION PLACE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH6 5JA

Distance: 0.40 miles

Contact: tel: 01314 652950

RESTALRIG PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: 40 ALEMOOR CRESCENT, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH7 6UJ

Distance: 0.46 miles

Contact: tel: 01314 542110

MILL LANE SURGERY

Address: 4 MILL LANE, EDINBURGH, EH6 6TL

Distance: 0.60 miles

Contact: tel: 01315 541274

BRUNTON PLACE SURGERY

Address: 9 BRUNTON PLACE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH7 5EG

Distance: 0.79 miles

Contact: tel: 01315 575545

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Transport Links near EH6 8BR

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: EH6 8BR

Edinburgh
Edinburgh station, Princes Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1 1BB
Distance: 1.68 miles
Driving Time: 5.40 minutes
Haymarket
Haymarket station, Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH12 5EY
Distance: 3.15 miles
Driving Time: 10.19 minutes
Brunstane
Brunstane station, Brunstane Road South, Brunstane, Midlothian, EH15 2NG
Distance: 3.84 miles
Driving Time: 8.05 minutes
Newcraighall
Newcraighall station, Station Approach,, off Newcarighall Road, Newcraighall, EH21 8QT
Distance: 4.58 miles
Driving Time: 9.04 minutes
Slateford
Slateford station, Meggetgate, off A70 Slateford Road, Slateford, EH14 1BX
Distance: 4.91 miles
Driving Time: 14.59 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near EH6 8BR

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near EH6 8BR

M8 J1

Distance: 7.57 miles

Driving Time: 17.45 minutes

M9 J1

Distance: 10.88 miles

Driving Time: 21.70 minutes

M90 J1B

Distance: 14.10 miles

Driving Time: 23.01 minutes

M90 J1

Distance: 14.87 miles

Driving Time: 23.54 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the EH6 8BR Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Edinburgh East Burgh Const
Member or Parliament	Tommy Sheppard
Contact Details	Contact Tommy Sheppard
Political Party	Scottish National Party

What Council is the EH6 8BR Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is City of Edinburgh Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for City of Edinburgh at the following link City of Edinburgh.

How much is the Council Tax?

City of Edinburgh Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much City of Edinburgh charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the EH6 8BR Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of City of Edinburgh council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries � The City of Edinburgh Council

Postcodes near the EH6 8BR Postcode

EH6 8JQ Academy Park EH6 8JL Academy Park EH6 8DS Burns Street EH6 8HR Duke Street EH6 8HN Duke Street EH6 8HT Easter Road EH6 8LQ Easter Road EH6 8HU Easter Road EH6 8AF Hermitage Place EH6 8DQ Lochend Road EH6 8DH Lochend Road EH6 8BS Lochend Road EH6 8DN Lochend Road EH6 8DT Lochend Road EH6 8DJ Primrose Street EH6 8DL Primrose Street EH6 8EA Restalrig Terrace EH6 8AE Vanburgh Place

What Popular Supermarkets are near the EH6 8BR Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near EH6 8BR
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Tesco, Duke Street, EDINBURGH, EH6 8HL	0.22 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to Tesco
Aldi, Dock Street, EDINBURGH, EH6 6EY	1.04 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to Aldi
Sainsburys, Moray Park, EDINBURGH, EH7 5TS	1.12 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to Sainsburys
Iceland, Easter Road, EDINBURGH, EH7 5RG	1.17 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to Iceland
Asda, 2 Sandpiper Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 6NX	2.01 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to Asda

What Popular Restaurants are near the EH6 8BR Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near EH6 8BR
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Food Court, Waverley Station, Edinburgh, EH1 1BB	1.41 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to Food Court, Waverley Station
89/90 Princes St, Edinburgh, EH2 2ER	1.68 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to 89/90 Princes St
Unit 4c Fountain Park, Edinburgh, EH11 1AF	2.68 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to Unit 4c Fountain Park
3 Whitehill Road, Edinburgh, EH15 3HR	3.45 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to 3 Whitehill Road

Mcdonald's Restaurants near EH6 8BR
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, London Road, EDINBURGH, EH7 6AA	0.88 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to McDonald's, London Road, EDINBURGH, EH7 6AA
McDonald's, Craigentinny Avenue North, EDINBURGH, EH6 7LJ	0.97 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to McDonald's, Craigentinny Avenue North, EDINBURGH, EH6 7LJ
McDonald's, South St. Andrew Street, EDINBURGH, EH2 2AU	1.40 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to McDonald's, South St. Andrew Street, EDINBURGH, EH2 2AU
McDonald's, Waverley Mall, Waverley Bridge, EDINBURGH, EH1 1BQ	1.45 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to McDonald's, Waverley Mall, Waverley Bridge, EDINBURGH, EH1 1BQ

KFC Restaurants near EH6 8BR
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Moray Park, EDINBURGH, EH7 5TS	0.70 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to KFC Edinburgh - Meadowbank Retail Park
KFC, South St. Andrew Street, EDINBURGH, EH2 2AU	1.40 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to KFC Edinburgh - St Andrews Street
KFC, Waverley Mall, Waverley Bridge, EDINBURGH, EH1 1BQ	1.45 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to KFC Edinburgh - Princes Mall
KFC, Nicolson Street, EDINBURGH, EH8 9DT	1.71 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to KFC Edinburgh - Nicolson Street
KFC, South Charlotte Street, EDINBURGH, EH2 4AN	1.94 miles	Directions from EH6 8BR to KFC Edinburgh - South Charlotte Street

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