# EH16 5AQ: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH16 5AQ 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 EH16 5AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh16) › [EH16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh16-5)

## 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=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **Edinburgh, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **£301,313 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at EH16 5AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **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=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-andrews-orthodox-church-school-s1006711) | Independent | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Preston Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-street-primary-school-s5528127) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Prestonfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prestonfield-primary-school-s5527929) | Primary | 900 m (11 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 | – |
| [Dunedin School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunedin-school-s5583233) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Liberton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liberton-primary-school-s5531829) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Holy Rood RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-rood-rc-high-school-s5533031) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Royal Mile Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-mile-primary-school-s5541727) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Dalkeith Road Medical Practice (750 m, 4,300 registered patients); Boroughloch Medical Practice (750 m, 11,040 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Causewayside Express (660 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Edinburgh Causewayside Local (780 m, Sainsburys); Co-op South Clerk Street (810 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Edinburgh South Clerk Street Local (890 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Cameron Toll (990 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.

## Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 933** (2021). Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02 had 933 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,186th 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: 64.0%** (January 2026). In Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02, 64.0% 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: 3.9%** (August 2026). In Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02, 3.9% 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: 66.3%** (2021). 66.3% of residents in Newington and Dalkeith Road - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 13,817th 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.

## EH16 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 35,957** (2021). EH16 had 35,957 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 597th most 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: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in EH16 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In EH16, 97.4% 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: 3.3%** (August 2026). In EH16, 3.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)
- Centre: 55.9356, -3.1698

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

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-south): Ian 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=-3.1698,55.9356,EH165AQ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh16-5aq