EH postcode area: Edinburgh
The EH postcode area is known as the Edinburgh area. It is every postcode that begins EH followed by a number. It has 57 districts and 25,448 postcodes in use, across 8 councils.
For the town itself, see Edinburgh postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 55.9240
Longitude -3.2274
This is the middle of the postcodes in the EH area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
How do the EH districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- EH1 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 323 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home161 of 296
- EH2 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 196 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home83 of 159
- EH3 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 748 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home426 of 676
- EH4 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 1,703 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home1,504 of 1,667
- EH5 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 636 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home571 of 631
- EH6 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 1,017 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home808 of 1,003
- EH7 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 778 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home604 of 713
- EH8 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 566 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home346 of 550
- EH9 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 513 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home312 of 502
- EH10 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh, Midlothian 864 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home723 of 849
- EH11 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 948 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home813 of 933
- EH12 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 1,232 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home1,001 of 1,152
- EH13 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 378 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home347 of 377
- EH14 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh, West Lothian 1,010 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home901 of 994
- EH15 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 623 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home553 of 617
- EH16 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh, Midlothian 892 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home752 of 861
- EH17 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh, Midlothian 598 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home549 of 597
- EH18 postcode district: BonnyriggMidlothian, City of Edinburgh 106 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home67 of 104
- EH19 postcode district: BonnyriggMidlothian 428 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home385 of 423
- EH20 postcode district: LoanheadMidlothian 236 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home164 of 229
- EH21 postcode district: MusselburghEast Lothian, City of Edinburgh, Midlothian 771 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home529 of 751
- EH22 postcode district: Mayfield, MidlothianMidlothian, East Lothian, City of Edinburgh 1,121 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home860 of 1,081
- EH23 postcode district: GorebridgeMidlothian, Scottish Borders 303 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home250 of 300
- EH24 postcode district: RosewellMidlothian 79 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home70 of 77
- EH25 postcode district: RoslinMidlothian 144 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home109 of 142
- EH26 postcode district: PenicuikMidlothian, Scottish Borders 568 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home441 of 546
- EH27 postcode district: East CalderWest Lothian, City of Edinburgh 75 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home37 of 72
- EH28 postcode district: Newbridge and Ratho StationCity of Edinburgh, West Lothian 143 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home64 of 137
- EH29 postcode district: KirklistonCity of Edinburgh, West Lothian 127 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home102 of 127
- EH30 postcode district: South QueensferryCity of Edinburgh, West Lothian 307 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home235 of 295
- EH31 postcode district: GullaneEast Lothian 103 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home78 of 101
- EH32 postcode district: PrestonpansEast Lothian 562 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home466 of 549
- EH33 postcode district: TranentEast Lothian 403 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home363 of 397
- EH34 postcode district: No place listedEast Lothian 88 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home69 of 88
- EH35 postcode district: OrmistonEast Lothian 73 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home69 of 73
- EH36 postcode district: No place listedEast Lothian 11 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home4 of 11
- EH37 postcode district: DalkeithMidlothian, East Lothian, Scottish Borders 95 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home65 of 91
- EH38 postcode district: No place listedScottish Borders 11 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home3 of 11
- EH39 postcode district: North BerwickEast Lothian 417 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home233 of 412
- EH40 postcode district: East LintonEast Lothian 68 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home48 of 68
- EH41 postcode district: HaddingtonEast Lothian 472 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home288 of 433
- EH42 postcode district: DunbarEast Lothian 373 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home272 of 357
- EH43 postcode district: No place listedScottish Borders 27 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home22 of 26
- EH44 postcode district: InnerleithenScottish Borders 107 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home74 of 107
- EH45 postcode district: PeeblesScottish Borders 354 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home260 of 342
- EH46 postcode district: West LintonScottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, Midlothian 110 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home11 of 108
- EH47 postcode district: Whitburn, West LothianWest Lothian, North Lanarkshire 744 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home630 of 734
- EH48 postcode district: BathgateWest Lothian 937 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home718 of 914
- EH49 postcode district: LinlithgowWest Lothian, Falkirk 435 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home256 of 415
- EH51 postcode district: Bo'nessFalkirk 427 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home316 of 404
- EH52 postcode district: BroxburnWest Lothian, City of Edinburgh 586 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home429 of 566
- EH53 postcode district: East CalderWest Lothian, City of Edinburgh 326 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home253 of 314
- EH54 postcode district: LivingstonWest Lothian 974 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home685 of 907
- EH55 postcode district: West CalderWest Lothian, South Lanarkshire 284 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home221 of 282
- EH91 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 20 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales
- EH95 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 6 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales
- EH99 postcode district: EdinburghCity of Edinburgh 2 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home1 of 1
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the EH area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the EH area, and how many each has.
Edinburgh12,924 postcodesLivingston1,022 postcodesMusselburgh557 postcodesBathgate525 postcodesBonnyrigg482 postcodesMayfield, Midlothian482 postcodesDalkeith454 postcodesPenicuik449 postcodesBo'ness404 postcodesHaddington354 postcodesBroxburn351 postcodesLinlithgow306 postcodesTranent287 postcodesWhitburn, West Lothian283 postcodesNorth Berwick274 postcodesDunbar268 postcodesPeebles263 postcodesPrestonpans257 postcodesArmadale249 postcodesLoanhead230 postcodesSouth Queensferry228 postcodesGorebridge199 postcodesEast Calder175 postcodesBlackburn, West Lothian154 postcodesCockenzie143 postcodesFauldhouse125 postcodesKirkliston108 postcodesWallyford98 postcodesWinchburgh98 postcodesWest Calder95 postcodesNewbridge and Ratho Station94 postcodesGullane93 postcodesInnerleithen88 postcodesDanderhall82 postcodesLongniddry75 postcodesRoslin70 postcodesPolbeth69 postcodesOrmiston67 postcodesMid Calder66 postcodesStoneyburn64 postcodesRosewell61 postcodesEast Linton58 postcodesWest Linton53 postcodesRatho52 postcodesBlackridge50 postcodes All places A to Z
Councils in the EH area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- City of Edinburgh13,664 postcodes
- West Lothian4,285 postcodes
- East Lothian3,298 postcodes
- Midlothian3,076 postcodes
- Scottish Borders608 postcodes
- Falkirk481 postcodes
- South Lanarkshire22 postcodes
- North Lanarkshire3 postcodes
Near the EH area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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