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EH9 3EL

Postcode

A postcode in Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 04, Southside/Newington ward, Edinburgh.

This report describes the area around EH9 3EL, 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 3EL

Schools near EH9 3EL

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School
Independent
730 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Dunedin School
Special
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Sciennes Primary School
Primary
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
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Liberton Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Preston Street Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Edinburgh Montessori Arts School
Independent
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
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St Peter's RC Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
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James Gillespie's High School
Secondary
1.5 km
19 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 3EL

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Hermitage Medical Practice7,742 registered patients920 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Causewayside ExpressTesco900 m

The neighbourhood: Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 04

Everything about Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road - 04
Population
806
Joint 8,659th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.7%
Joint 14,968th lowest 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.