EH6 5DA postcode in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

EH6 5DA is a postcode in Edinburgh, in the Leith Walk ward of City of Edinburgh. It is in the Edinburgh North and Leith parliamentary constituency and the police force area for Scotland, and has been in use since January 1980.

Gigabit broadband 69% of homes and businesses at EH6 5DA can get it Across City of Edinburgh: 93% Nearest station Edinburgh 1.6 km in a straight line MP Tracy Gilbert Labour, Edinburgh North and Leith Council City of Edinburgh Bins, council tax and planning

Where EH6 5DA is, and what is near it

Map of EH6 5DA and what is near it Map of EH6 5DA: its centre point, with the 194 other postcodes in the EH6 5 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EH6 5AA: also in EH6 5EH6 5AB: also in EH6 5EH6 5AD: also in EH6 5EH6 5AE: also in EH6 5EH6 5AF: also in EH6 5EH6 5AG: also in EH6 5EH6 5AH: also in EH6 5EH6 5AJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5AL: also in EH6 5EH6 5AN: also in EH6 5EH6 5AP: also in EH6 5EH6 5AQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5AR: also in EH6 5EH6 5AS: also in EH6 5EH6 5AT: also in EH6 5EH6 5AU: also in EH6 5EH6 5AW: also in EH6 5EH6 5AX: also in EH6 5EH6 5AY: also in EH6 5EH6 5AZ: also in EH6 5EH6 5BA: also in EH6 5EH6 5BB: also in EH6 5EH6 5BE: also in EH6 5EH6 5BF: also in EH6 5EH6 5BG: also in EH6 5EH6 5BH: also in EH6 5EH6 5BJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5BQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5BR: also in EH6 5EH6 5BS: also in EH6 5EH6 5BU: also in EH6 5EH6 5BX: also in EH6 5EH6 5BY: also in EH6 5EH6 5BZ: also in EH6 5EH6 5DB: also in EH6 5EH6 5DD: also in EH6 5EH6 5DE: also in EH6 5EH6 5DF: also in EH6 5EH6 5DG: also in EH6 5EH6 5DH: also in EH6 5EH6 5DJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5DL: also in EH6 5EH6 5DP: also in EH6 5EH6 5DQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5DR: also in EH6 5EH6 5DS: also in EH6 5EH6 5DT: also in EH6 5EH6 5DU: also in EH6 5EH6 5DW: also in EH6 5EH6 5DX: also in EH6 5EH6 5DY: also in EH6 5EH6 5EA: also in EH6 5EH6 5EE: also in EH6 5EH6 5EF: also in EH6 5EH6 5EL: also in EH6 5EH6 5EP: also in EH6 5EH6 5EQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5ER: also in EH6 5EH6 5ES: also in EH6 5EH6 5ET: also in EH6 5EH6 5EU: also in EH6 5EH6 5EW: also in EH6 5EH6 5EX: also in EH6 5EH6 5EY: also in EH6 5EH6 5EZ: also in EH6 5EH6 5FA: also in EH6 5EH6 5FB: also in EH6 5EH6 5FD: also in EH6 5EH6 5FE: also in EH6 5EH6 5FF: also in EH6 5EH6 5FG: also in EH6 5EH6 5FH: also in EH6 5EH6 5FJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5FL: also in EH6 5EH6 5FN: also in EH6 5EH6 5FP: also in EH6 5EH6 5FQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5FR: also in EH6 5EH6 5FS: also in EH6 5EH6 5FT: also in EH6 5EH6 5FU: also in EH6 5EH6 5FW: also in EH6 5EH6 5FX: also in EH6 5EH6 5FY: also in EH6 5EH6 5GA: also in EH6 5EH6 5GB: also in EH6 5EH6 5GD: also in EH6 5EH6 5GE: also in EH6 5EH6 5GF: also in EH6 5EH6 5GH: also in EH6 5EH6 5HA: also in EH6 5EH6 5HB: also in EH6 5EH6 5HD: also in EH6 5EH6 5HE: also in EH6 5EH6 5HG: also in EH6 5EH6 5HU: also in EH6 5EH6 5HW: also in EH6 5EH6 5HX: also in EH6 5EH6 5HY: also in EH6 5EH6 5HZ: also in EH6 5EH6 5JA: also in EH6 5EH6 5JB: also in EH6 5EH6 5JD: also in EH6 5EH6 5JF: also in EH6 5EH6 5JG: also in EH6 5EH6 5JH: also in EH6 5EH6 5JJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5JL: also in EH6 5EH6 5JN: also in EH6 5EH6 5JP: also in EH6 5EH6 5JQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5JR: also in EH6 5EH6 5JT: also in EH6 5EH6 5JU: also in EH6 5EH6 5JW: also in EH6 5EH6 5JX: also in EH6 5EH6 5JY: also in EH6 5EH6 5LA: also in EH6 5EH6 5LB: also in EH6 5EH6 5LD: also in EH6 5EH6 5LG: also in EH6 5EH6 5LH: also in EH6 5EH6 5LJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5LL: also in EH6 5EH6 5LP: also in EH6 5EH6 5LQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5LT: also in EH6 5EH6 5LW: also in EH6 5EH6 5NA: also in EH6 5EH6 5ND: also in EH6 5EH6 5NF: also in EH6 5EH6 5NG: also in EH6 5EH6 5NJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5NP: also in EH6 5EH6 5NQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5NU: also in EH6 5EH6 5NX: also in EH6 5EH6 5NZ: also in EH6 5EH6 5PA: also in EH6 5EH6 5PD: also in EH6 5EH6 5PE: also in EH6 5EH6 5PF: also in EH6 5EH6 5PG: also in EH6 5EH6 5PH: also in EH6 5EH6 5PJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5PL: also in EH6 5EH6 5PN: also in EH6 5EH6 5PQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5PU: also in EH6 5EH6 5PX: also in EH6 5EH6 5PY: also in EH6 5EH6 5QA: also in EH6 5EH6 5QB: also in EH6 5EH6 5QD: also in EH6 5EH6 5QE: also in EH6 5EH6 5QH: also in EH6 5EH6 5QJ: also in EH6 5EH6 5QL: also in EH6 5EH6 5QN: also in EH6 5EH6 5QQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5QR: also in EH6 5EH6 5QS: also in EH6 5EH6 5QW: also in EH6 5EH6 5RF: also in EH6 5EH6 5RL: also in EH6 5EH6 5RN: also in EH6 5EH6 5RP: also in EH6 5EH6 5RQ: also in EH6 5EH6 5RR: also in EH6 5EH6 5RS: also in EH6 5EH6 5RT: also in EH6 5EH6 5RU: also in EH6 5EH6 5RW: also in EH6 5EH6 5RX: also in EH6 5EH6 5RY: also in EH6 5EH6 5RZ: also in EH6 5EH6 5SD: also in EH6 5EH6 5SE: also in EH6 5EH6 5SF: also in EH6 5EH6 5SG: also in EH6 5EH6 5TA: also in EH6 5EH6 5TB: also in EH6 5EH6 5TD: also in EH6 5EH6 5TE: also in EH6 5EH6 5TF: also in EH6 5EH6 5TG: also in EH6 5 Leith Walk EH6 5DA Map of EH6 5DA and what is near it Map of EH6 5DA: its centre point, with the 194 other postcodes in the EH6 5 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Haymarket station 3.4 kmLeith Walk EH6 5DA
  • EH6 5DA
  • Other postcodes in EH6 5: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 55.9653, longitude -3.1773)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EH6 5DA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EH6 5DA?

Every home and business at EH6 5DA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 69% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EH6 5DA 69% City of Edinburgh 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EH6 5DA 100% City of Edinburgh 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EH6 5DA?

BinDayBuddy does not read City of Edinburgh Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

City of Edinburgh Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EH6 5DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EH6 5DA is Edinburgh Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Edinburgh Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Haymarket Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Balfour Street (Edinburgh Trams) Underground, metro or tram 50 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pilrig Street, 126 m away.

More stations near EH6 5DA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EH6 5DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EH6 5DA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Source: Public Health Scotland (GP practices), list of 1 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EH6 5DA?

12 within 1 km 43 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EH6 5DA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 6 chargers 400 mWalk
  • ChargePlace Scotland Charging point · 2 chargers 500 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EH6 5DA?

The nearest to the centre of EH6 5DA, in a straight line.

  • 8 Pilrig Street 200 mWalk
  • 83 Leith Walk 500 mWalk
  • Lw Dental 600 mWalk

Source: Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near EH6 5DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EH6 5DA, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • The Red Band Chemical Company, 257a Leith Walk Phone 0131 554 6591 150 mWalk
  • Tr Medic, 7 Crighton Place Phone 0131 563 9123 300 mWalk
  • Salts Healthcare, Bridgeside House Phone 0131 557 1568 550 mWalk

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EH6 5DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of EH6 5DA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

The official record for EH6 5DA

Ward
Leith Walk
Country
Scotland
Town or village
Edinburgh
Rural or urban
Large Urban Areas
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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House prices, schools, crime and flood risk in Scotland: our sources for them cover England, or England and Wales (Registers of Scotland publishes Scottish sales).

We list hospitals and care homes in England only. In Scotland, hospitals are inspected by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and care homes by the Care Inspectorate.

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