EH8 8BQ
PostcodeA postcode in Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04, City Centre ward, Edinburgh.
This report describes the area around EH8 8BQ, 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 8BQ
- No street-level crime hereScotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.Map point
- Edinburgh, 370 mAbout 5 minutes on footExact point
- 1 school within 800 mNearest is 360 m awayExact point
- Flood zones not mapped hereScotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later.Outline
- Scotland’s most deprived 50%This neighbourhood, Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04Neighbourhood
- £303,965 average priceFor the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026Council
- 5 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 240 m awayPostcode
- 13 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 300 m awayExact point
- 15.2% can get gigabit broadband at EH8 8BQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 63% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near EH8 8BQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mile Primary School Primary | 360 m 4 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| George Heriot's School Independent | 930 m 12 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) Primary | 1 km 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 |
| Leith Walk Primary School Primary | 1.1 km 13 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Drummond Community High School Secondary | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| St Thomas Of Aquin's High School Secondary | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Ofsted inspects schools in England only |
| Preston Street Primary School Primary | 1.3 km 16 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 EH8 8BQ
In a straight lineStations
- Edinburgh5 minutes on foot370 m
- Picardy Place9 minutes on foot690 m
- St Andrew Square9 minutes on foot710 m
- Princes Street12 minutes on foot970 m
GP practices
- Edinburgh Access Practice948 registered patients240 m
- Mackenzie Medical Centre8,427 registered patients620 m
- University Health Service23,261 registered patients650 m
- St Leonard's Medical Centre8,174 registered patients720 m
- Brunton Place Surgery10,422 registered patients920 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco Holyrood Rd ExpressTesco300 m
- SPAR North Bridge, EdinburghSpar320 m
- Sainsburys Edinburgh South Bridge LocalSainsburys380 m
- M&S Edinburgh Waverley Rail SFMarks and Spencer400 m
- Tesco South Bridge ExpressTesco420 m
The neighbourhood: Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04
Everything about Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 04The postcode district: EH8
Everything about EH8Your MP
- Chris MurrayLabourMP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood zonesOutline
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 20202020Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
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.