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EH8 7RP

Postcode

A postcode in Northfield and Piershill - 01, Craigentinny/Duddingston ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH8 7RP, 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 EH8 7RP

Schools near EH8 7RP

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Duddingston Primary School
Primary
210 m
3 minutes on foot
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Parsons Green Primary School
Primary
550 m
7 minutes on foot
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St John's RC Primary School
Primary
600 m
8 minutes on foot
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The Royal High Primary School
Primary
710 m
9 minutes on foot
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Holy Rood RC High School
Secondary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
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Portobello High School
Secondary
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
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Craigentinny Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
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Towerbank Primary School
Primary
1.6 km
19 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 EH8 7RP

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Baronscourt Surgery7,359 registered patients800 m
  • St Triduana's Medical Practice12,307 registered patients890 m
  • Durham Road Medical Group5,976 registered patients900 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Willowbrae Rd Esso ExpressTesco220 m
  • Morrisons Meadowbank EdinburghMorrisons810 m
  • Morrisons Daily Edinburgh Craigentinny AveMorrisons920 m

The neighbourhood: Northfield and Piershill - 01

Everything about Northfield and Piershill - 01
Population
903
Joint 9,883rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.4%
Joint 9,148th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: EH8

Everything about EH8
Population
26,812
1,090th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
37%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
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.