The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh

postcode A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal ...

area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 54 postcode districts for post towns: Armadale, Balerno,

Bathgate Bathgate ( sco, Bathket or , gd, Both Chèit) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, west of Livingston, Scotland, Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway (Scotland), M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Armadale, West Lothian, Armadale, Blackburn, ...

Bo'ness Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness ( )) is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Historically part of the county of West Lothian, it is a place within the Fal ...

, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie,

Dalkeith Dalkeith ( ; gd, Dail Cheith, IPA: �t̪alˈçe is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-ce ...

Dunbar Dunbar () is a town on the North Sea coast in East Lothian in the south-east of Scotland, approximately east of Edinburgh and from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Dunbar is a former royal burgh, and gave its name to an ec ...

East Linton East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road (former A1 road) five miles east of Haddington, with an estimated population of in . During the 19th century the population ...

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

Gorebridge Gorebridge is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. Gorebridge has an annual Gala Day which always takes place on the 3rd Saturday in June. This is much like a town fair, with rides and games. The gala day has a tradition of pickin ...

, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie,

Innerleithen Innerleithen ( gd, Inbhir Leitheann) is a civil parish and a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders. It was formerly in the historic county of Peeblesshire or Tweeddale. Etymology The name "Innerleithen" comes ...

, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade,

Linlithgow Linlithgow (; gd, Gleann Iucha, sco, Lithgae) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's historical name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies in the Central Belt o ...

, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry,

Musselburgh Musselburgh (; sco, Musselburrae; gd, Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh city centre. It has a population of . History The name Musselburgh is O ...

Newbridge Newbridge may refer to: Places Australia *Newbridge, New South Wales *Newbridge, Victoria * Newbridge Heights Public School England * Newbridge, Bath, electoral ward *Newbridge, Cornwall, three places in Cornwall with the same name * Newbridge, ...

North Berwick North Berwick (; gd, Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable ...

, Pathhead,

Peebles Peebles ( gd, Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in June 2018 wa ...

Penicuik Penicuik ( ; sco, Penicuik; gd, Peighinn na Cuthaig) is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. It lies on the A701 midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the Pentland Hills. Nam ...

Prestonpans Prestonpans ( gd, Baile an t-Sagairt, Scots: ''The Pans'') is a small mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the Council area of East Lothian. The population as of is. It is near the site of the 1745 ...

, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry,

Tranent Tranent is a town in East Lothian (formerly Haddingtonshire), in the south-east of Scotland. The town lies 6 miles from the boundary of Edinburgh, and 9.1 miles from the city centre. It lies beside the A1 road, the A1 runs through the parish ...

, Walkerburn,

West Calder West Calder ( sco, Wast Cauder, gd, Caladar an Iar) is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland, located four miles west of Livingston. Historically it is within the County of Midlothian. The village was an important centre in t ...

and West Linton in

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Edinburgh's EH1 to EH17 & EH28 to EH30

, - ! EH1 , EDINBURGH , Mostly consists of Edinburgh's

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. Also hosts the old GPO building (at EH1 1AA) and the areas immediately to the north of this are also included, that is St James Quarter and the areas down Leith Street and Broughton Street. , , - ! EH2 , EDINBURGH , The

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and central commercial area of Edinburgh which includes

Princes Street Princes Street ( gd, Sràid nam Prionnsan) is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1.2 km (thre ...

. , , - ! EH3 , EDINBURGH , An odd shaped area surrounding EH1 and EH2 to the north, west and south. It can be divided into three distinct areas: *The New Town area, north of Queen Street and northwards to Stockbridge. *The

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, including some of Edinburgh's financial district *The Tollcross and Fountainbridge areas. , , - ! EH4 , EDINBURGH , Radiates from the older and more central areas out to the suburban areas added to them, as the city grew outwards during the 20th century. EH4, then, branches out from Dean Village and Comely Bank along a corridor centred on the A90 as far as Barnton and Cramond. Central to this area is the

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in Craigleith Retail Park adjacent to the A90. , , - ! EH5 , EDINBURGH , Based on a village formerly separate from the city; in this case, Granton on the

Firth of Forth The Firth of Forth () is the estuary, or firth, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. Name ''Firth'' is a cognate of ''fjord'', a Norse word meanin ...

. EH5 extends inwards from the coast to Ferry Road. , , - ! EH6 , EDINBURGH , Covers

Leith Leith (; gd, Lìte) is a port area in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith. In 2021, it was ranked by ''Time Out'' as one of the top five neighbourhoods to live in the world. The earliest ...

, as well as

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bordering it on the west. , , - ! EH7 , EDINBURGH , The inner city area between central Edinburgh and Leith, and radiates out to Restalrig and Craigentinny. , , - ! EH8 , EDINBURGH , The inner city Southside, Newington and Canongate areas, in the west of the postcode area. It spreads eastwards around Holyrood Park to take in areas like Abbeyhill and Mountcastle; being in east Edinburgh these areas have no obvious connection with the Southside. However the postcode effectively takes in the area surrounding Holyrood Park. , , - ! EH9 , EDINBURGH , The inner city, Marchmont and Grange, Blackford and around Minto Street, including Causewayside. , , - ! EH10 , EDINBURGH , A corridor along the A702 from Bruntsfield, through Morningside as far as Fairmilehead. ,

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Midlothian Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east- central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinbur ...

, - ! EH11 , EDINBURGH , A corridor (rather thin in shape) along the A71 from Haymarket Station, through Gorgie and Stenhouse to Sighthill and

the Calders The Calders is a residential neighbourhood in Edinburgh, Scotland – not to be confused with the Calders of West Lothian aka West Calder, Mid Calder and East Calder, three separate villages. It is sometimes considered to be part of Wester Hail ...

. , , - ! EH12 , EDINBURGH , A corridor along the A8 from Haymarket through

Murrayfield Murrayfield is an affluent area to the west of Edinburgh city centre in Scotland. It is to the east of Corstorphine and north of Balgreen and Roseburn. The A8 road runs east–west through the south of the area. Murrayfield is often con ...

and Corstorphine as far as the Gyle. , , - ! EH13 , EDINBURGH , Based on the previously separate village of Colinton, and including Oxgangs. , , - ! EH14 , BALERNO, CURRIE, EDINBURGH, JUNIPER GREEN , A corridor in south-west Edinburgh starting at Slateford, through Longstone, Wester Hailes, Juniper Green, Currie and on to Balerno. , , - ! EH15 , EDINBURGH , Based on Portobello and Duddingston, formerly separate settlements to Edinburgh. , , - ! EH16 , EDINBURGH , Based on the formerly separate village of Liberton. It extends north and north-east to Cameron Toll,

Craigmillar Craigmillar ( gd, Creag a' Mhuilleir, IPA: �kʰʲɾʲekˈaˈvɯʎɪɾʲ, from the Gaelic ''Creag Maol Ard'', meaning 'High Bare Rock', is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about south east of the city centre, with Duddingston to the north and ...

and Niddrie. , , - ! EH17 , EDINBURGH , Based on the formerly separate village of

Gilmerton Gilmerton ( gd, Baile GhilleMhoire, IPA: �paləˈʝiːʎəˈvɔɾʲə is a suburb of Edinburgh, about southeast of the city centre. The toponym "Gilmerton" is derived from a combination of gd, Gille-Moire– a personal name and later surnam ...

, taking in Moredun and extending westwards as far as Mortonhall. , , - ! EH28 , NEWBRIDGE ,

Ratho Ratho ( gd, Ràthach) is a village in the Rural West Edinburgh area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,634 based on the 2010 definition of the locality. It was formerly in the old county of Midlothian. Ratho Statio ...

, City of Edinburgh Council , - ! EH29 , KIRKLISTON , Kirkliston , City of Edinburgh Council , - ! EH30 , SOUTH QUEENSFERRY , South Queensferry , City of Edinburgh Council, , - ! EH77 , EDINBURGH , Special postcode used by Census 2021 , - ! EH91 , EDINBURGH , Special postcode used by '' Jobcentre Plus'' , - ! EH95 , EDINBURGH , Special postcode used by Scottish Gas. , - ! EH99 , EDINBURGH , Special postcode used by the

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holy ...

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Outside Edinburgh

, - ! EH18 , LASSWADE , Lasswade, extending up the valley of the River North Esk to Polton , Midlothian Council , - ! EH19 , BONNYRIGG , Bonnyrigg , Midlothian Council , - ! EH20 , LOANHEAD , Loanhead , Midlothian Council , - ! EH21 , MUSSELBURGH ,

Wallyford Wallyford is a village near Musselburgh and approximately east of Edinburgh in East Lothian, Scotland. History The village was initially populated by coal miners and later grew as an overspill/commuter town for workers in Musselburgh and Edi ...

, Whitecraig, Newcraighall , East Lothian Council, City of Edinburgh Council , - ! EH22 , DALKEITH ,

, Danderhall, Mayfield, Newtongrange, Shawfair , Midlothian Council , - ! EH23 , GOREBRIDGE ,

, Midlothian Council , - ! EH24 , ROSEWELL , Rosewell , Midlothian Council , - ! EH25 , ROSLIN , Roslin, Bilston , Midlothian Council , - ! EH26 , PENICUIK ,

, Midlothian Council , - ! EH27 , KIRKNEWTON , Kirknewton , West Lothian Council , - ! EH31 , GULLANE , Gullane , East Lothian Council , - ! EH32 , LONGNIDDRY, PRESTONPANS ,

Cockenzie Cockenzie and Port Seton ( sco, Cockennie ; gd, Cùil Choinnich, meaning "cove of Kenneth") is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was creat ...

, Port Seton , East Lothian Council , - ! EH33 , TRANENT ,

, East Lothian Council , - ! EH34 , TRANENT , Pencaitland , East Lothian Council , - ! EH35 , TRANENT ,

Ormiston Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, Midlothian, Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne, Scotland, River Tyne at an elevation of about . The village was the first pla ...

, East Lothian Council , - ! EH36 , HUMBIE , Humbie , East Lothian Council , - ! EH37 , PATHHEAD , Pathhead , Midlothian Council , - ! EH38 , HERIOT , North Middleton, Heriot , Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council , - ! EH39 , NORTH BERWICK ,

, East Lothian Council , - ! EH40 , EAST LINTON ,

, East Lothian Council , - ! EH41 , HADDINGTON , Haddington , East Lothian Council , - ! EH42 , DUNBAR ,

Broxburn, East Lothian Broxburn is a hamlet consisting of a handful of scattered houses which serve the Broxmouth estate in East Lothian, Scotland. It is named after the stream upon which it stands, the Brox Burn. It lies about south-east of Dunbar. On the Brox Burn ...

, East Lothian Council , - ! EH43 , WALKERBURN , Walkerburn , Scottish Borders Council , - ! EH44 , INNERLEITHEN ,

, Scottish Borders Council , - ! EH45 , PEEBLES ,

, Scottish Borders Council , - ! EH46 , WEST LINTON , West Linton , Scottish Borders Council , - ! EH47 , BATHGATE , Whitburn,

Fauldhouse Fauldhouse ( sco, Fauldhoose; gd, Falas)
is a village i ...

, Stoneyburn , West Lothian Council , - ! EH48 , BATHGATE , Armadale,

, West Lothian Council , - ! EH49 , LINLITHGOW ,

, West Lothian Council , - ! EH51 , BO'NESS ,

, Falkirk Council , - ! EH52 , BROXBURN , Broxburn, West Lothian, including Winchburgh , West Lothian Council , - ! EH53 , MID CALDER , Mid Calder, incorporating East Calder, Pumpherston , West Lothian Council , - ! EH54 , LIVINGSTON , Livingston , West Lothian Council , - ! EH55 , WEST CALDER ,

, West Lothian Council, South Lanarkshire Council

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References

External links

Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Geography of Edinburgh Postcode areas covering Scotland

Coverage

Edinburgh's EH1 to EH17 & EH28 to EH30

Outside Edinburgh

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See also

References

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