# EH1 2RT: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH1 2RT 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 2RT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh1) › [EH1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh1-2)

## 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=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **Princes Street, 550 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **Scotland’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **£301,313 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **21 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH1 2RT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT
- **14.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [George Heriot's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-heriots-school-s5583535) | Independent | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Thomas Of Aquin's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-aquins-high-school-s5534232) | Secondary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Tollcross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tollcross-primary-school-s5530628) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/basil-paterson-school-and-tutorial-college-s1070134) | Independent | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [James Gillespie's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-gillespies-high-school-s5533139) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [James Gillespie's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-gillespies-primary-school-s5525829) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Boroughmuir High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boroughmuir-high-school-s5531438) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Sciennes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sciennes-primary-school-s5528526) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Princes Street (550 m, 7 minutes on foot); West End - Princes Street (830 m, 10 minutes on foot); Edinburgh (920 m, 12 minutes on foot); St Andrew Square (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Meadows Medical Practice (480 m, 6,839 registered patients); Leven Medical Practice (550 m, 6,782 registered patients); Gilmore Medical Practice (550 m, 12,497 registered patients); University Health Service (700 m, 23,261 registered patients); Edinburgh Access Practice (960 m, 948 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Edinburgh West Port Local (150 m, Sainsburys); M&S Lothian Road (400 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Edinburgh - Earl Grey Street (400 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Earl Grey St Express (450 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Edinburgh Earl Grey Street Local (450 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £301,313** (August 2026). Edinburgh’s average house price was £301,313 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 159th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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.

## Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 865** (2021). Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02 had 865 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,447th 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: 78.0%** (January 2026). In Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02, 78.0% 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: 2.3%** (August 2026). In Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02, 2.3% 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: 91.2%** (2021). 91.2% of residents in Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 278th 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: 55.9468, -3.1992

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

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh East and Musselburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-east-and-musselburgh): Chris Murray (Labour), 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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-3.1992,55.9468,EH12RT

## How to cite

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