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EH3 6HN

Postcode

A postcode in New Town West - 03, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH3 6HN, 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 EH3 6HN

Schools near EH3 6HN

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College
Independent
280 m
4 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Stockbridge Primary School
Primary
450 m
6 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Edinburgh Academy, The
Independent
490 m
6 minutes on foot
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Drummond Community High School
Secondary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
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St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
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George Heriot's School
Independent
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
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Broughton High School
Secondary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
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St Mary's Music School
Independent
1.4 km
17 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 EH3 6HN

In a straight line

Stations

  • Princes Street7 minutes on foot570 m
  • St Andrew Square9 minutes on foot720 m
  • West End - Princes Street12 minutes on foot1 km

GP practices

  • The Green Practice10,415 registered patients290 m
  • Dr Thyne & Partners9,451 registered patients290 m
  • The Group Practice - Eyre10,359 registered patients690 m

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Howe Street LocalSainsburys70 m
  • Tesco Edinburgh Dundas ExpressTesco280 m
  • Co-op Scotmid Hamilton PlaceScottish Midland Co-operative400 m
  • Co-op Frederick Street - EdinburghThe Co-operative Group430 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Stockbridge LocalSainsburys470 m

The neighbourhood: New Town West - 03

Everything about New Town West - 03
Population
888
Joint 9,729th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
72.9%
Joint 4,021st highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: EH3

Everything about EH3
Population
27,983
1,029th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
51%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
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.