EH1 1QY
PostcodeA postcode in Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 05, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.
This report describes the area around EH1 1QY, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around EH1 1QY
- No street-level crime hereScotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.Map point
- Edinburgh, 340 mAbout 4 minutes on footExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 540 m awayExact point
- Flood zones not mapped hereScotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later.Outline
- Scotland’s least deprived 50%This neighbourhood, Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 05Neighbourhood
- £303,965 average priceFor the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026Council
- 4 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 260 m awayPostcode
- 15 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 120 m awayExact point
- No gigabit broadband at EH1 1QYSuperfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 63% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 14.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near EH1 1QY
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| George Heriot's School Independent | 540 m 7 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Royal Mile Primary School Primary | 740 m 9 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| St Thomas Of Aquin's High School Secondary | 860 m 11 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College Independent | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) Primary | 1.2 km 14 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Sciennes Primary School Primary | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Drummond Community High School Secondary | 1.3 km 16 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Preston Street Primary School Primary | 1.3 km 16 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Within 1 km of EH1 1QY
In a straight lineStations
- Edinburgh4 minutes on foot340 m
- St Andrew Square8 minutes on foot640 m
- Princes Street9 minutes on foot680 m
- Picardy Place10 minutes on foot840 m
GP practices
- Edinburgh Access Practice948 registered patients260 m
- University Health Service23,261 registered patients370 m
- Mackenzie Medical Centre8,427 registered patients510 m
- St Leonard's Medical Centre8,174 registered patients680 m
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys Edinburgh South Bridge LocalSainsburys120 m
- SPAR North Bridge, EdinburghSpar160 m
- Tesco South Bridge ExpressTesco240 m
- M&S Edinburgh Waverley Rail SFMarks and Spencer330 m
- Sainsburys Edinburgh Waverley StepsSainsburys380 m
The neighbourhood: Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 05
Everything about Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 05The postcode district: EH1
Everything about EH1Your MP
- Chris MurrayLabourMP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood zonesOutline
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 20202020Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.