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EH7 9TE

Postcode

A postcode in Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH7 9TE, 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 9TE

Schools near EH7 9TE

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Royal Mile Primary School
Primary
380 m
5 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
Primary
890 m
11 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
George Heriot's School
Independent
960 m
12 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Leith Walk Primary School
Primary
970 m
12 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Abbeyhill Primary School
Primary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Drummond Community High School
Secondary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
Secondary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College
Independent
1.4 km
17 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 EH7 9TE

In a straight line

Stations

  • Edinburgh4 minutes on foot300 m
  • Picardy Place7 minutes on foot580 m
  • St Andrew Square8 minutes on foot630 m
  • Princes Street12 minutes on foot930 m
  • McDonald Road12 minutes on foot980 m

GP practices

  • Edinburgh Access Practice948 registered patients330 m
  • University Health Service23,261 registered patients720 m
  • Mackenzie Medical Centre8,427 registered patients720 m
  • St Leonard's Medical Centre8,174 registered patients830 m
  • Brunton Place Surgery10,422 registered patients860 m

Supermarkets

  • SPAR North Bridge, EdinburghSpar310 m
  • M&S Edinburgh Waverley Rail SFMarks and Spencer330 m
  • Tesco Holyrood Rd ExpressTesco370 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Waverley StepsSainsburys430 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh South Bridge LocalSainsburys430 m

The neighbourhood: Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04

Everything about Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04
Population
1,039
Joint 10,932nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
93.5%
Joint 151st 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.