# EH26 8LQ: area report for a postcode in Midlothian

EH26 8LQ is a postcode in Midlothian.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Midlothian. Open the map at EH26 8LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) › [EH26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh26) › [EH26 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh26-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **Curriehill, 10 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Penicuik Southeast - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **£283,166 average price**: For the whole of Midlothian, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **No gigabit broadband at EH26 8LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ
- **4.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sacred Heart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-primary-school-s5545323) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Penicuik High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penicuik-high-school-s5546834) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cuiken Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cuiken-primary-school-s5545021) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cornbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornbank-primary-school-s5544920) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Strathesk Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/strathesk-primary-school-s5541123) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Beeslack Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beeslack-community-high-school-s5547938) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Mauricewood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mauricewood-primary-school-s5545226) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Penicuik Medical Practice (490 m, 11,889 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Penicuik (490 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £283,166** (July 2026). Midlothian’s average house price was £283,166 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,189** (2025). Full-time workers living in Midlothian earned a median of £41,189 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 117th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.9×** (2025). A home in Midlothian costs 6.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 100,390** (2025). Midlothian’s population was an estimated 100,390 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Penicuik Southeast - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 640** (2021). Penicuik Southeast - 02 had 640 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,560th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.4%** (January 2026). In Penicuik Southeast - 02, 79.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.5%** (August 2026). In Penicuik Southeast - 02, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 55.6%** (2021). 55.6% of residents in Penicuik Southeast - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,335th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## EH26 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 17,722** (2021). EH26 had 17,722 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,151st least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in EH26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.3%** (January 2026). In EH26, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.4%** (August 2026). In EH26, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian)
- Centre: 55.8238, -3.2224

Council: [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/midlothian): Kirsty McNeill (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.2224,55.8238,EH268LQ

## How to cite

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