# EH3

Postcode district covering Edinburgh, Tollcross and Canonmills, in Edinburgh.

EH3 is a postcode district covering Edinburgh, Tollcross and Canonmills, in Edinburgh. About 27,573 people.

Postcode district. Code EH3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [EH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EH3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3#f-gigabit-coverage
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=EH3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 51% of people in EH3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=EH3) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Edinburgh, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is EH3.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=EH3) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Edinburgh, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is EH3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=EH3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): EH3 had 27,983 usual residents at the census.

## How EH3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | EH3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 27,983 | 13th most populated | 54 postcode districts, EH · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 51% | 20th most people in radon Affected Areas | 54 postcode districts, EH · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.9% | 12th lowest | 54 postcode districts, EH · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 1.7% | joint 12th lowest | 53 postcode districts, EH · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of EH3?

EH3 had 27,983 usual residents at the census.
EH3 is the 1,029th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in EH3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Canonmills and New Town North - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014906) | 463 | – | – | 97.0% |
| [Canonmills and New Town North - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014907) | 887 | – | – | 97.1% |
| [Canonmills and New Town North - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014908) | 545 | – | – | 96.7% |
| [Canonmills and New Town North - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014909) | 640 | – | – | 87.9% |
| [Canonmills and New Town North - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014910) | 655 | – | – | 87.6% |
| [Dalry - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014686) | 1,016 | – | – | 82.9% |
| [Dean Village - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014927) | 1,109 | – | – | 74.3% |
| [Fountainbridge - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014690) | 902 | – | – | 74.1% |
| [Fountainbridge - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014691) | 935 | – | – | 91.3% |
| [Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014883) | 455 | – | – | 92.7% |
| [Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014884) | 949 | – | – | 96.9% |
| [Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014885) | 1,077 | – | – | 98.2% |
| [Meadows - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014705) | 1,093 | – | – | 93.0% |
| [Meadows - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014706) | 1,331 | – | – | 80.4% |
| [Meadows - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014707) | 534 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Meadows - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014708) | 558 | – | – | 97.3% |
| [New Town East and Gayfield - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014901) | 775 | – | – | 94.6% |
| [New Town West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014902) | 619 | – | – | 82.1% |
| [New Town West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014903) | 708 | – | – | 92.6% |
| [New Town West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014904) | 888 | – | – | 70.5% |
| [New Town West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014905) | 871 | – | – | 86.0% |
| [Stockbridge - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014911) | 738 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Stockbridge - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014912) | 547 | – | – | 96.7% |
| [Stockbridge - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014913) | 1,050 | – | – | 73.6% |
| [Tollcross - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014692) | 521 | – | – | 99.5% |
| [Tollcross - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014693) | 1,078 | – | – | 90.9% |
| [Tollcross - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014694) | 915 | – | – | 81.3% |
| [Tollcross - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014695) | 903 | – | – | 78.1% |
| [Tollcross - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014696) | 886 | – | – | 97.4% |
| [Tollcross - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014697) | 747 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Tollcross - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014698) | 839 | – | – | 74.1% |
| [Tollcross - 08](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/neighbourhood/s01014699) | 1,135 | – | – | 56.1% |

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh North and Leith](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-north-and-leith): Tracy Gilbert (Labour), MP since July 2024. 54% of the people here.
- [Edinburgh South West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-south-west): Dr Scott Arthur (Labour), MP since July 2024. 23% of the people here.
- [Edinburgh East and Musselburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-east-and-musselburgh): Chris Murray (Labour), MP since July 2024. 16% of the people here.
- [Edinburgh West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-west): Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 6.3% of the people here.
- [Edinburgh South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-south): Ian Murray (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in EH3

[Canonmills and New Town North](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/canonmills-and-new-town-north), [Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/inverleith-goldenacre-and-warriston), [Meadows](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/meadows), [New Town West](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/new-town-west), [Tollcross](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh/tollcross)

## Postcode sectors in EH3

[EH3 1 (40 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3-1), [EH3 5 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3-5), [EH3 6 (172 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3-6), [EH3 7 (71 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3-7), [EH3 8 (90 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3-8), [EH3 9 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3-9)

## Council

[Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)

## Towns in EH3

[Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)

## Postcode districts next to EH3

[EH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh1), [EH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh2), [EH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh4), [EH5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh5), [EH7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh7), [EH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh8), [EH9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh9), [EH10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh10), [EH11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh11), [EH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh12)

## Nearest rail stations

[St Andrew Square (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.1923,55.9546), [Princes Street (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.1985,55.9517), [Picardy Place (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.1868,55.9568), [McDonald Road (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.1815,55.9607)

## More in the EH postcode area

[All EH postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## EH3 in brief

EH3 is a postcode district covering Edinburgh, Tollcross and Canonmills, in Edinburgh.
About 27,573 people lived in EH3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
EH3 had 27,983 usual residents at the census.
About 51% of people in EH3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EH3, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EH3, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: EH3
- Postcode area: [EH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh)
- Constituency: [Edinburgh North and Leith †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-north-and-leith)
- Council: [Edinburgh †](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)
- Area: 3.87 km²
- People, mid-2024: 27,573*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 244

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[EH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh4), [EH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh1), [EH7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh7), [EH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh2), [EH11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh11), [EH10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh10)

## Latest updates for EH3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/EH3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3#f-population.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh3