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EH7 5GX

Postcode

A postcode in Hillside and Calton Hill - 01, Leith Walk ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH7 5GX, 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 EH7 5GX

Schools near EH7 5GX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Leith Walk Primary School
Primary
320 m
4 minutes on foot
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Abbeyhill Primary School
Primary
560 m
7 minutes on foot
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Lorne Primary School
Primary
600 m
7 minutes on foot
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St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
Primary
830 m
10 minutes on foot
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Pilrig Park School
Special
840 m
10 minutes on foot
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Leith Academy
Secondary
860 m
11 minutes on foot
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Hermitage Park Primary School
Primary
930 m
12 minutes on foot
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Drummond Community High School
Secondary
950 m
12 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 EH7 5GX

In a straight line

Stations

  • McDonald Road6 minutes on foot450 m
  • Balfour Street7 minutes on foot520 m
  • Picardy Place11 minutes on foot900 m

GP practices

  • Brunton Place Surgery10,422 registered patients330 m
  • Annandale Medical Practice9,348 registered patients600 m
  • The Hopetoun Practice6,870 registered patients600 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Scotmid Easter RoadScottish Midland Co-operative240 m
  • Lidl Easter Road Pilrig EdinburghLidl360 m
  • Iceland Easter RoadIceland360 m
  • Tesco Leith Walk ExpressTesco380 m
  • Co-op Scotmid PilrigScottish Midland Co-operative400 m

The neighbourhood: Hillside and Calton Hill - 01

Everything about Hillside and Calton Hill - 01
Population
866
Joint 9,462nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
83.2%
Joint 953rd highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: EH7

Everything about EH7
Population
37,013
556th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
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.