Musselburgh
Musselburgh is covered by postcode district EH21. It is in the East Lothian council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Musselburgh, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 18
- In use before 2020: 539
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 557 postcodes in Musselburgh that ONS places, 18 are new since 2020 and 539 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.9405, longitude -3.0498. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 12 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. EH21 8GE, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Musselburgh?
At 369 of the 549 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Musselburgh, 1.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Musselburgh?
18 of the 557 postcodes now in use in Musselburgh came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Musselburgh?
Ofcom reports on 549 of the 557 postcodes in Musselburgh. At 369 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Musselburgh?
The open schools at the postcodes in Musselburgh. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Musselburgh?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Musselburgh is Musselburgh Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.
- Musselburgh Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
- Wallyford Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
- Newcraighall Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Musselburgh?
- Council
- East Lothian
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (379) and Lothian East (178)
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities.
Moving to Musselburgh
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell East Lothian about council tax Council tax, on eastlothian.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Musselburgh postcodes
557 postcodes in use in Musselburgh, by district:
That district is in the EH postcode area.
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Places near Musselburgh
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Musselburgh
- What is the postcode for Musselburgh?
- Postcode district EH21, with 557 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Musselburgh in?
- East Lothian. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Musselburgh?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Musselburgh Burgh Primary School, Loretto RC Primary School and Pinkie St Peter's Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Musselburgh Grammar School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Musselburgh have a railway station?
- The nearest is Musselburgh station, 1.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Musselburgh?
- Ofcom reports on 549 of the 557 postcodes in Musselburgh. At 369 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Musselburgh?
- 18 of the 557 postcodes now in use in Musselburgh came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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