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EH21 8QR

Postcode

A postcode in Jewel, Brunstane and Newcraighall - 06, Portobello/Craigmillar ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH21 8QR, 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 EH21 8QR

Schools near EH21 8QR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Regius School
Independent
140 m
2 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Newcraighall Primary School
Primary
150 m
2 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Stoneyhill Primary School
Primary
880 m
11 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Brunstane Primary School
Primary
1.3 km
17 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Campie Primary School
Primary
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Craighall Primary School
Primary
1.8 km
23 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Portobello High School
Secondary
2 km
25 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 EH21 8QR

In a straight line

Stations

  • Newcraighall5 minutes on foot420 m
  • Musselburgh10 minutes on foot800 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op MusselburghThe Co-operative Group780 m
  • M&S Kinnaird EdinburghMarks and Spencer960 m

The neighbourhood: Jewel, Brunstane and Newcraighall - 06

Everything about Jewel, Brunstane and Newcraighall - 06
Population
588
Joint 4,416th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
76.5%
Joint 2,355th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: EH21

Everything about EH21
Population
29,073
973rd 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
83.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
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.