Midlothian Council
Bins, council tax and planning, and what the council covers
Midlothian Council is the one council for Midlothian: it runs bins, council tax and planning, and schools, roads and social care. ONS places 3,076 postcodes in use in Midlothian, in 14 postcode districts of the EH postcode area.
92% of homes and businesses in Midlothian can get gigabit broadband, Ofcom says.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Do it on Midlothian Council's own website
Each link goes straight to the page on the council's own website for that task. We opened every one on 14 October 2026.
Bins and recycling
Council tax
Planning and building
Housing
Roads and parking
Report a problem
Schools
Care, support and libraries
Councillors, voting and complaints
The pages are the ones GOV.UK lists for Midlothian Council. If one has moved since, tell us.
What broadband can you get in Midlothian?
Across Midlothian, 92% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 92% full fibre, Ofcom says.
For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much is council tax in Midlothian?
Band D for 2026‑27: £1,816 a year
Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is nearly two and a half times it.
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,211 |
| Band B | £1,413 |
| Band C | £1,614 |
| Band D | £1,816 |
| Band E | £2,386 |
| Band F | £2,951 |
| Band G | £3,557 |
| Band H | £4,450 |
Band D is the average across the area, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. The figures do not include water and sewerage charges. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.
Check one home's band with the Scottish AssessorsSource: Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27, published 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Postcode districts with postcodes in Midlothian
- EH10 postcode district7 of its 864 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH16 postcode district2 of its 892 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH17 postcode district2 of its 598 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH18 postcode district105 of its 106 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH19 postcode districtAll 428 of its postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH20 postcode districtAll 236 of its postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH21 postcode district2 of its 771 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH22 postcode district1,116 of its 1,121 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH23 postcode district302 of its 303 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH24 postcode districtAll 79 of its postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH25 postcode districtAll 144 of its postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH26 postcode district560 of its 568 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH37 postcode district92 of its 95 postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
- EH46 postcode district1 of its 110 postcodes in use is in Midlothian.
Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.
Its postcode area
Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Midlothian.
Towns and villages
Is an address in Midlothian?
A council's edge does not follow postcodes exactly. Check the postcode.
All councils, A to ZWhat Midlothian covers: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Its name, website and own pages: GOV.UK, Local authority services, downloaded 14 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; every link opened on 14 October 2026. See all our data sources
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