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EH3 6LG

Postcode

A postcode in New Town West - 01, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.

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

Schools near EH3 6LG

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Edinburgh Academy, The
Independent
570 m
7 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Drummond Community High School
Secondary
610 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College
Independent
640 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
Primary
650 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Stockbridge Primary School
Primary
720 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Broughton Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Leith Walk Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
George Heriot's School
Independent
1.2 km
15 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 6LG

In a straight line

Stations

  • St Andrew Square5 minutes on foot380 m
  • Princes Street7 minutes on foot600 m
  • Picardy Place8 minutes on foot620 m
  • Edinburgh9 minutes on foot740 m

GP practices

  • The Group Practice - Eyre10,359 registered patients540 m
  • The Green Practice10,415 registered patients690 m
  • Dr Thyne & Partners9,451 registered patients690 m
  • Annandale Medical Practice9,348 registered patients900 m
  • The Hopetoun Practice6,870 registered patients900 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Edinburgh Dundas ExpressTesco180 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Howe Street LocalSainsburys390 m
  • M&S EdinburghMarks and Spencer510 m
  • Co-op Frederick Street - EdinburghThe Co-operative Group550 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Princes StreetSainsburys560 m

The neighbourhood: New Town West - 01

Everything about New Town West - 01
Population
619
Joint 5,081st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
75.6%
Joint 2,661st 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

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.