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EH16 5AF

Postcode

A postcode in Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02, Southside/Newington ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH16 5AF, 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 EH16 5AF

Schools near EH16 5AF

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Preston Street Primary School
Primary
490 m
6 minutes on foot
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Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School
Independent
670 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Prestonfield Primary School
Primary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
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Sciennes Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
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Dunedin School
Special
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
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Liberton Primary School
Primary
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
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Royal Mile Primary School
Primary
1.7 km
22 minutes on foot
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Holy Rood RC High School
Secondary
1.8 km
22 minutes on foot
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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 EH16 5AF

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Dalkeith Road Medical Practice4,300 registered patients620 m
  • Boroughloch Medical Practice11,040 registered patients620 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Causewayside ExpressTesco590 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Causewayside LocalSainsburys670 m
  • Co-op South Clerk StreetThe Co-operative Group690 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh South Clerk Street LocalSainsburys760 m

The neighbourhood: Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02

Everything about Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02
Population
933
Joint 10,186th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
64.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.3%
Joint 13,817th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: EH16

Everything about EH16
Population
35,957
597th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
14%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

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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.