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EH16 5PA

Postcode

A postcode in Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 08, Southside/Newington ward, Edinburgh.

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

Schools near EH16 5PA

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Dunedin School
Special
330 m
4 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School
Independent
490 m
6 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Prestonfield Primary School
Primary
520 m
6 minutes on foot
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Liberton Primary School
Primary
580 m
7 minutes on foot
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St John Vianney RC Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
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Edinburgh Montessori Arts School
Independent
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Preston Street Primary School
Primary
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Liberton High School
Secondary
1.7 km
22 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 EH16 5PA

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Dr A Comiskey and Partners11,833 registered patients330 m
  • Braefoot Medical Practice6,916 registered patients330 m
  • Inchpark Surgery6,399 registered patients830 m

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Cameron TollSainsburys120 m
  • Aldi Newington EdinburghAldi190 m
  • Co-op Scotmid The InchScottish Midland Co-operative940 m

The neighbourhood: Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 08

Everything about Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 08
Population
1,056
Joint 11,077th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.2%
Joint 19,645th lowest 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

Your MP

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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.