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EH3 8HQ

Postcode

A postcode in Tollcross - 02, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH3 8HQ, 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 8HQ

Schools near EH3 8HQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Mary's Music School
Independent
400 m
5 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Tollcross Primary School
Primary
640 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Boroughmuir High School
Secondary
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College
Independent
820 m
10 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Dalry Primary School
Primary
890 m
11 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
Secondary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Erskine Stewart Melville
Independent
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
George Heriot's School
Independent
1.2 km
14 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 8HQ

In a straight line

Stations

  • West End - Princes Street1 minute on foot90 m
  • Haymarket5 minutes on foot410 m
  • Haymarket6 minutes on foot480 m

GP practices

  • West End Medical Practice11,566 registered patients270 m
  • Leven Medical Practice6,782 registered patients580 m
  • Gilmore Medical Practice12,497 registered patients580 m
  • Meadows Medical Practice6,839 registered patients940 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Haymarket Square ExpressTesco260 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Shandwick Place LocalSainsburys300 m
  • M&S Haymarket SFMarks and Spencer450 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Lothian Road LocalSainsburys450 m
  • Tesco Princes St ExpressTesco480 m

The neighbourhood: Tollcross - 02

Everything about Tollcross - 02
Population
1,078
Joint 11,234th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
90.5%
Joint 307th 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.