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EH3 9HX

Postcode

A postcode in Tollcross - 04, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH3 9HX, 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 9HX

Schools near EH3 9HX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
Secondary
280 m
4 minutes on foot
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Tollcross Primary School
Primary
310 m
4 minutes on foot
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George Heriot's School
Independent
480 m
6 minutes on foot
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James Gillespie's High School
Secondary
840 m
11 minutes on foot
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James Gillespie's Primary School
Primary
870 m
11 minutes on foot
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Boroughmuir High School
Secondary
880 m
11 minutes on foot
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Bruntsfield Primary School
Primary
960 m
12 minutes on foot
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Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College
Independent
1 km
13 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 9HX

In a straight line

Stations

  • West End - Princes Street10 minutes on foot770 m
  • Princes Street10 minutes on foot830 m

GP practices

  • Meadows Medical Practice6,839 registered patients220 m
  • Leven Medical Practice6,782 registered patients290 m
  • Gilmore Medical Practice12,497 registered patients290 m
  • University Health Service23,261 registered patients870 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Edinburgh - Earl Grey StreetThe Co-operative Group140 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh West Port LocalSainsburys160 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Earl Grey Street LocalSainsburys170 m
  • Tesco Earl Grey St ExpressTesco180 m
  • M&S Lothian RoadMarks and Spencer220 m

The neighbourhood: Tollcross - 04

Everything about Tollcross - 04
Population
903
Joint 9,883rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
94.0%
Joint 129th 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.