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EH9 1LS

Postcode

A postcode in Marchmont East and Sciennes - 02, Southside/Newington ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH9 1LS, 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 EH9 1LS

Schools near EH9 1LS

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Sciennes Primary School
Primary
130 m
2 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Preston Street Primary School
Primary
620 m
8 minutes on foot
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James Gillespie's High School
Secondary
910 m
11 minutes on foot
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St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
Secondary
920 m
12 minutes on foot
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George Heriot's School
Independent
980 m
12 minutes on foot
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James Gillespie's Primary School
Primary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
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Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School
Independent
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
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Tollcross Primary School
Primary
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 EH9 1LS

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Dalkeith Road Medical Practice4,300 registered patients620 m
  • Boroughloch Medical Practice11,040 registered patients620 m
  • Grange Medical Group7,735 registered patients620 m
  • St Leonard's Medical Centre8,174 registered patients700 m
  • Mackenzie Medical Centre8,427 registered patients760 m

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Edinburgh Causewayside LocalSainsburys270 m
  • Co-op South Clerk StreetThe Co-operative Group390 m
  • Sainsburys Edinburgh South Clerk Street LocalSainsburys400 m
  • Tesco Causewayside ExpressTesco450 m
  • Co-op Scotmid WarrenderScottish Midland Co-operative490 m

The neighbourhood: Marchmont East and Sciennes - 02

Everything about Marchmont East and Sciennes - 02
Population
868
Joint 9,497th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
90.5%
Joint 307th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: EH9

Everything about EH9
Population
22,601
1,310th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
33%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

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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.