# EH3 6QW: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH3 6QW is a postcode in Edinburgh.

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 Edinburgh. Open the map at EH3 6QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3) › [EH3 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3-6)

## 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=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **St Andrew Square, 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **Scotland’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Canonmills and New Town North - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **£303,965 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **14 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **93% can get gigabit broadband at EH3 6QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW
- **14.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Edinburgh Academy, The](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edinburgh-academy-the-s5580633) | Independent | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Drummond Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drummond-community-high-school-s5532531) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Stockbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stockbridge-primary-school-s5529123) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/basil-paterson-school-and-tutorial-college-s1070134) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-edinburgh-s5530121) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Broughton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broughton-primary-school-s5521521) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Leith Walk Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leith-walk-primary-school-s5526124) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [George Heriot's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-heriots-school-s5583535) | Independent | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Andrew Square (490 m, 6 minutes on foot); Picardy Place (680 m, 9 minutes on foot); Princes Street (690 m, 9 minutes on foot); Edinburgh (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: The Group Practice - Eyre (430 m, 10,359 registered patients); The Green Practice (640 m, 10,415 registered patients); Dr Thyne & Partners (640 m, 9,451 registered patients); Annandale Medical Practice (910 m, 9,348 registered patients); The Hopetoun Practice (910 m, 6,870 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Edinburgh Dundas Express (150 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Edinburgh Howe Street Local (360 m, Sainsburys); M&S Cannonmills BP (500 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Scotmid Hamilton Place (610 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Tesco Broughton Rd Superstore (620 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £303,965** (July 2026). Edinburgh’s average house price was £303,965 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,169** (2025). Full-time workers living in Edinburgh earned a median of £43,169 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 85th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Edinburgh costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th 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: 531,370** (2025). Edinburgh’s population was an estimated 531,370 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Canonmills and New Town North - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 887** (2021). Canonmills and New Town North - 02 had 887 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,722nd 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Canonmills and New Town North - 02, 97.1% 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: 0.9%** (August 2026). In Canonmills and New Town North - 02, 0.9% 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: 77.5%** (2021). 77.5% of residents in Canonmills and New Town North - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,039th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## EH3 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 27,983** (2021). EH3 had 27,983 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,029th most 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: 51%** (2022). About 51% of people in EH3 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: 83.9%** (January 2026). In EH3, 83.9% 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: 1.7%** (August 2026). In EH3, 1.7% 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: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)
- Centre: 55.9579, -3.1976

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

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh North and Leith](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-north-and-leith): Tracy Gilbert (Labour), 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=-3.1976,55.9579,EH36QW

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