EH8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Edinburgh, South Side and Northfield, in Edinburgh.
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 EH8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EH8, 75.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EH8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of EH8?
EH8 had 26,812 usual residents at the census.
EH8 is the 1,090th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in EH8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyhill - 02 | 616 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Abbeyhill - 03 | 789 | No figure | No figure | 83.1% |
| Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes - 01 | 775 | No figure | No figure | 54.5% |
| Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes - 02 | 1,215 | No figure | No figure | 58.6% |
| Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes - 03 | 697 | No figure | No figure | 59.4% |
| Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes - 04 | 1,500 | No figure | No figure | 28.6% |
| Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes - 05 | 1,127 | No figure | No figure | 50.6% |
| Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes - 06 | 2,099 | No figure | No figure | 42.2% |
| Meadows - 05 | 1,258 | No figure | No figure | 68.4% |
| Mountcastle - 01 | 624 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Mountcastle - 02 | 452 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Mountcastle - 03 | 996 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Mountcastle - 04 | 496 | No figure | No figure | 91.6% |
| Newington and Dalkeith Road - 05 | 1,654 | No figure | No figure | 75.4% |
| Northfield and Piershill - 01 | 903 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Northfield and Piershill - 02 | 1,001 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Northfield and Piershill - 03 | 447 | No figure | No figure | 98.8% |
| Northfield and Piershill - 04 | 1,000 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Southside - 02 | 435 | No figure | No figure | 92.9% |
| Southside - 03 | 1,136 | No figure | No figure | 73.5% |
| Southside - 04 | 753 | No figure | No figure | 79.5% |
| Southside - 05 | 643 | No figure | No figure | 66.8% |
| Willowbrae and Duddingston Village - 01 | 902 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Willowbrae and Duddingston Village - 02 | 668 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Willowbrae and Duddingston Village - 03 | 624 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Willowbrae and Duddingston Village - 04 | 970 | No figure | No figure | 98.1% |
| Willowbrae and Duddingston Village - 05 | 442 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Willowbrae and Duddingston Village - 06 | 898 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
MPs for EH8
- Chris MurrayLabourMP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh99% of EH8’s postcodes
- Ian MurrayLabourMP for Edinburgh South1.2% of EH8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EH86
Postcode sectors in EH83
Council1
Towns in EH81
Postcode districts next to EH86
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EH postcode area2
EH8 in brief
EH8 is a postcode district covering Edinburgh, South Side and Northfield, in Edinburgh.
About 28,666 people lived in EH8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
EH8 had 26,812 usual residents at the census.
In EH8, 75.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EH8, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
81.3% of residents in EH8 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.