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EH16 5RQ

Postcode

A postcode in The Inch - 05, Liberton/Gilmerton ward, Edinburgh.

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

Schools near EH16 5RQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Liberton Primary School
Primary
670 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St John Vianney RC Primary School
Primary
670 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Prestonfield Primary School
Primary
890 m
11 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Dunedin School
Special
930 m
12 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Liberton High School
Secondary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Castlebrae Community High School
Secondary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Castleview Primary School
Primary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Edinburgh Montessori Arts School
Independent
1.3 km
16 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 5RQ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Inchpark Surgery6,399 registered patients580 m
  • The Southern Medical Group8,198 registered patients800 m
  • Dr A Comiskey and Partners11,833 registered patients930 m
  • Braefoot Medical Practice6,916 registered patients930 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Scotmid The InchScottish Midland Co-operative290 m
  • Aldi Newington EdinburghAldi840 m
  • Sainsburys Cameron TollSainsburys850 m

The neighbourhood: The Inch - 05

Everything about The Inch - 05
Population
601
Joint 4,704th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.8%
Joint 8,487th 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

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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.