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EH16 5QP

Postcode

A postcode in Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 01, Southside/Newington ward, Edinburgh.

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

Schools near EH16 5QP

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Dunedin School
Special
330 m
4 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Liberton Primary School
Primary
400 m
5 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Edinburgh Montessori Arts School
Independent
520 m
6 minutes on foot
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St John Vianney RC Primary School
Primary
820 m
10 minutes on foot
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Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School
Independent
920 m
12 minutes on foot
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Prestonfield Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Liberton High School
Secondary
1.4 km
17 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 5QP

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 patients570 m

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Newington EdinburghAldi520 m
  • Sainsburys Cameron TollSainsburys640 m
  • Co-op Scotmid The InchScottish Midland Co-operative870 m

The neighbourhood: Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 01

Everything about Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 01
Population
1,308
Joint 14,829th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
65.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.0%
Joint 20,747th 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.