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EH3 6QR

Postcode

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

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

Schools near EH3 6QR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Edinburgh Academy, The
Independent
430 m
5 minutes on foot
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Stockbridge Primary School
Primary
580 m
7 minutes on foot
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Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College
Independent
600 m
8 minutes on foot
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Drummond Community High School
Secondary
660 m
8 minutes on foot
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St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
Primary
740 m
9 minutes on foot
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Broughton Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
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Leith Walk Primary School
Primary
1.2 km
16 minutes on foot
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George Heriot's School
Independent
1.3 km
17 minutes on foot
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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 6QR

In a straight line

Stations

  • St Andrew Square7 minutes on foot520 m
  • Princes Street8 minutes on foot670 m
  • Picardy Place9 minutes on foot750 m
  • Edinburgh11 minutes on foot880 m

GP practices

  • The Group Practice - Eyre10,359 registered patients440 m
  • The Green Practice10,415 registered patients560 m
  • Dr Thyne & Partners9,451 registered patients560 m
  • Annandale Medical Practice9,348 registered patients990 m
  • The Hopetoun Practice6,870 registered patients990 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Edinburgh Dundas ExpressTesco80 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Howe Street LocalSainsburys290 m
  • M&S Cannonmills BPMarks and Spencer510 m
  • Co-op Scotmid Hamilton PlaceScottish Midland Co-operative540 m
  • Co-op Frederick Street - EdinburghThe Co-operative Group590 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

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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.