# EH1 1RZ: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH1 1RZ is a postcode in Edinburgh.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Edinburgh. Open the map at EH1 1RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh1) › [EH1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **Murrayfield Stadium, 290 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Deans Village - 07. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **£303,965 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **50% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Roseburn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roseburn-primary-school-s5528224) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Tynecastle High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tynecastle-high-school-s5534631) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Montesorri School Edinburgh, The](https://openindex.co.uk/school/montesorri-school-edinburgh-the-s1006355) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dalry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dalry-primary-school-s5523028) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St George's School, Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-edinburgh-s5581230) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Royal Blind School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-blind-school-s5571146) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-secondary-previously-gorgie-mills-special-school-s5500648) | Special | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Mary's Music School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-music-school-s5583330) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Murrayfield Stadium (290 m, 4 minutes on foot); Haymarket (870 m, 11 minutes on foot); Haymarket (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Springwell Medical Group (640 m, 11,210 registered patients); Murrayfield Medical Practice (810 m, 8,011 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Roseburn Express (240 m, Tesco); Co-op Scotmid Gorgie (650 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Sainsburys Murrayfield (730 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Edinburgh - Dalry Road (730 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Dalry Edinburgh (740 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £303,965** (July 2026). Edinburgh’s average house price was £303,965 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,169** (2025). Full-time workers living in Edinburgh earned a median of £43,169 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 85th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Edinburgh costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 531,370** (2025). Edinburgh’s population was an estimated 531,370 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Wester Coates - 04 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 981** (2021). Wester Coates - 04 had 981 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,510th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.5%** (January 2026). In Wester Coates - 04, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.9%** (August 2026). In Wester Coates - 04, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 69.2%** (2021). 69.2% of residents in Wester Coates - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 7,806th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## EH1 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 6,430** (2021). EH1 had 6,430 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 538th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in EH1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.4%** (January 2026). In EH1, 78.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.0%** (August 2026). In EH1, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)
- Centre: 55.9432, -3.2330

Council: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-west): Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.2330,55.9432,EH11RZ

## How to cite

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