EH1 2RT
PostcodeA postcode in Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.
This report describes the area around EH1 2RT, 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 2RT
- No street-level crime hereScotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.Map point
- Princes Street, 550 mAbout 7 minutes on footExact point
- 3 schools within 800 mNearest is 300 m awayExact point
- Flood zones not mapped hereScotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later.Outline
- Scotland’s most deprived 40%This neighbourhood, Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02Neighbourhood
- £301,313 average priceFor the whole of Edinburgh, August 2026Council
- 6 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 480 m awayPostcode
- 21 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 150 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH1 2RTSuperfast for 100%. 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 2RT
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| George Heriot's School Independent | 300 m 4 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| St Thomas Of Aquin's High School Secondary | 370 m 5 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Tollcross Primary School Primary | 590 m 7 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College Independent | 840 m 10 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| James Gillespie's High School Secondary | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| James Gillespie's Primary School Primary | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Boroughmuir High School Secondary | 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 |
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 2RT
In a straight lineStations
- Princes Street7 minutes on foot550 m
- West End - Princes Street10 minutes on foot830 m
- Edinburgh12 minutes on foot920 m
- St Andrew Square12 minutes on foot970 m
GP practices
- Meadows Medical Practice6,839 registered patients480 m
- Leven Medical Practice6,782 registered patients550 m
- Gilmore Medical Practice12,497 registered patients550 m
- University Health Service23,261 registered patients700 m
- Edinburgh Access Practice948 registered patients960 m
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys Edinburgh West Port LocalSainsburys150 m
- M&S Lothian RoadMarks and Spencer400 m
- Co-op Edinburgh - Earl Grey StreetThe Co-operative Group400 m
- Tesco Earl Grey St ExpressTesco450 m
- Sainsburys Edinburgh Earl Grey Street LocalSainsburys450 m
The neighbourhood: Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02
Everything about Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02The 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 priceAugust 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.