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EH2 2AN

Postcode

A postcode in Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH2 2AN, 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 EH2 2AN

Schools near EH2 2AN

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
Primary
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Drummond Community High School
Secondary
830 m
10 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Royal Mile Primary School
Primary
840 m
11 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
George Heriot's School
Independent
850 m
11 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College
Independent
890 m
11 minutes on foot
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Leith Walk Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
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Edinburgh Academy, The
Independent
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
Secondary
1.2 km
14 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 EH2 2AN

In a straight line

Stations

  • Edinburgh2 minutes on foot180 m
  • St Andrew Square2 minutes on foot190 m
  • Picardy Place6 minutes on foot470 m
  • Princes Street6 minutes on foot510 m

GP practices

  • Edinburgh Access Practice948 registered patients610 m
  • University Health Service23,261 registered patients820 m
  • Annandale Medical Practice9,348 registered patients950 m
  • The Hopetoun Practice6,870 registered patients950 m
  • Mackenzie Medical Centre8,427 registered patients960 m

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Princes StreetSainsburys10 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Waverley StepsSainsburys80 m
  • M&S Edinburgh Waverley Rail SFMarks and Spencer150 m
  • M&S EdinburghMarks and Spencer260 m
  • SPAR North Bridge, EdinburghSpar330 m

The neighbourhood: Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04

Everything about Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04
Population
1,039
Joint 10,932nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
93.5%
Joint 151st highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: EH2

Everything about EH2
Population
915
181st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
60%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
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.