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EH1 1TQ

Postcode

A postcode in Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 06, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH1 1TQ, 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 1TQ

Schools near EH1 1TQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Royal Mile Primary School
Primary
520 m
6 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
George Heriot's School
Independent
760 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
Secondary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Leith Walk Primary School
Primary
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Abbeyhill Primary School
Primary
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Drummond Community High School
Secondary
1.2 km
15 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 1TQ

In a straight line

Stations

  • Edinburgh4 minutes on foot320 m
  • St Andrew Square8 minutes on foot670 m
  • Picardy Place9 minutes on foot750 m
  • Princes Street11 minutes on foot850 m

GP practices

  • Edinburgh Access Practice948 registered patients130 m
  • University Health Service23,261 registered patients500 m
  • Mackenzie Medical Centre8,427 registered patients520 m
  • St Leonard's Medical Centre8,174 registered patients660 m

Supermarkets

  • SPAR North Bridge, EdinburghSpar190 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh South Bridge LocalSainsburys210 m
  • Tesco South Bridge ExpressTesco280 m
  • M&S Edinburgh Waverley Rail SFMarks and Spencer340 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Waverley StepsSainsburys420 m

The neighbourhood: Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 06

Everything about Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 06
Population
1,372
Joint 17,013th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
55.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
90.2%
Joint 326th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: EH1

Everything about EH1
Population
6,430
538th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
70%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

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

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.