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Edinburgh Castle on the crag above the Old Town

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Edinburgh

EH1 · City of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Castle on the crag above the Old Town. Photograph by Lewis Clarke.

What is already known about Edinburgh

Geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes
323 in EH1
Localities
City Centre, Corstorphine/Murrayfield, Leith
Local authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Centre postcode
EH1 1YZ
Postcode-point mapEdinburgh

The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.

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Districts next to EH1

Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of EH1, from 225 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on EH1 2NG — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime statistics below cover the whole City of Edinburgh council area for a financial year, not this point or neighbourhood. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Scottish Government · City of Edinburgh council area

Annual recorded crime

Annual data

Financial year 2025/2026 · 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

744recorded crimes per
10,000 population
Annual measureRecordedPer 10,000 people
Crimes39,483744
Offences15,724296

These figures cover the whole City of Edinburgh council area, not this street, postcode or neighbourhood. Crimes and offences are separate Scottish statistical categories; they have not been added together. This is annual recorded activity, not a monthly count or a safety score, and it is not directly comparable with the Police.uk figures for England and Wales.

Rates use the publisher’s population estimates, not a population inferred by Greathome. The publisher uses mid-2024 population estimates for the 2025/2026 rates. The reporting year is when police recorded the crime, which may differ from when it happened.

Dataset updated 2026-08-13. Retrieved 2026-09-12. Contains Scottish Government data under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Scottish Government dataset and methodology ↗

Planning designations

Unsupported geography

Planning Data coordinate screening currently covers England only.

Nearby planning applications

London only

Application-level planning data comes from the Planning London Datahub, which covers the 35 London planning authorities. No other authority publishes an equivalent feed, so nothing has been substituted.

Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near EH1 2NG, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

26everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

8

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

  1. 320 mThe Convenience StoreRose Street, New TownMap ↗
  2. 503 mCoogate Convenience Store11, CowgateheadMap ↗
  3. 526 mCo-op Food5,7Map ↗
  4. 564 mGreens on the Go144, Morrison StreetMap ↗
  5. 673 mZam Zam31, Home StreetMap ↗
  6. 692 mMorrison Street Convenience Store127, Morrison StreetMap ↗
  7. 842 mScotmid5-19, Leven StreetMap ↗
  8. 1.0 kmMaqbool's Supermarket36, PotterrowMap ↗

Health

8

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 293 mBoots101-103, Princes StreetMap ↗
  2. 326 mEdinburgh Dental Specialists178, Rose StreetMap ↗
  3. 542 mEarl Grey Dental Practice42, Earl Grey StreetMap ↗
  4. 566 mFrederick Street Dental Care57, Frederick StreetMap ↗
  5. 587 mChalmers Dental CentreChalmers Street, LauristonMap ↗
  6. 604 mFountainbridge Dental89-95, FountainbridgeMap ↗
  7. 608 momnicare2, Home StreetMap ↗
  8. 611 mBite Dentistry30, Glen StreetMap ↗

Exercise

2

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

  1. 524 mGym On The Square18A, Charlotte SquareMap ↗
  2. 963 mThe Gym Group4, Waterloo PlaceMap ↗

Civic and everyday

8

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 395 mEdinburgh City Youth Cafe11-13-15, VennelMap ↗
  2. 516 mGrassmarket Community ProjectWarden's Close, AbbeyhillMap ↗
  3. 562 mCentral Library7-9, George IV BridgeMap ↗
  4. 610 mNational Library of ScotlandCowgate, AbbeyhillMap ↗
  5. 616 mThistle Street Post Office25C, Thistle StreetMap ↗
  6. 618 mAdvocates Library11, Parliament SquareMap ↗
  7. 682 mTollcross Post Office33, Home StreetMap ↗
  8. 687 mTollcross Community CentreFountainbridge, LauristonMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of EH1 2NG, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

24open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

8

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 169 mWest Princes Street GardensOld Town, City of EdinburghMap ↗
  2. 505 mEast Princes Street GardensAbbeyhill, Old TownMap ↗
  3. 861 mThe MeadowsTollcross, City of EdinburghMap ↗
  4. 1.0 kmJubilee GardensStockbridge/Inverleith, City of EdinburghMap ↗
  5. 1.1 kmBruntsfield LinksTollcross, City of EdinburghMap ↗
  6. 1.3 kmKing George V ParkCanonmills, New Town/BroughtonMap ↗
  7. 1.3 kmFountainbridge GreenFountainbridge, City of EdinburghMap ↗
  8. 1.4 kmCalton HillBroughton, New Town/BroughtonMap ↗

Playgrounds

7

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

  1. 724 mFootball areaWest Tollcross, LauristonMap ↗
  2. 1.1 kmOld School PlaygroundDamside, Dean VillageMap ↗
  3. 1.3 kmBarony Community GardenNew Broughton, BellevueMap ↗
  4. 1.4 kmKing George V Park PlaygroundScotland Street, BellevueMap ↗
  5. 1.4 kmThe Yard EdinburghEyre Place Lane, BellevueMap ↗
  6. 1.4 kmMagnet Play AreaArchers Walk, St LeonardsMap ↗
  7. 1.5 kmPump TrackHeriot Mount, St LeonardsMap ↗

Nature and water

1

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

  1. 325 mJohnston Terrace GardenAbbeyhill, Old TownMap ↗

Outdoor sport

8

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

  1. 845 mMeadows Croquet ClubMelville Drive, LauristonMap ↗
  2. 1.2 kmCourt 9Archers Walk, St LeonardsMap ↗
  3. 1.2 kmCourt 7North Meadow Walk, St LeonardsMap ↗
  4. 1.2 kmCourt 10Archers Walk, St LeonardsMap ↗
  5. 1.2 kmCourt 11Archers Walk, St LeonardsMap ↗
  6. 1.3 kmCourt 12Archers Walk, St LeonardsMap ↗
  7. 1.3 kmCourt 4North Meadow Walk, St LeonardsMap ↗
  8. 1.3 kmCourt 13Archers Walk, St LeonardsMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Nearby pubs

Pubs mapped in OpenStreetMap within 2.0 miles of EH1 2NG, nearest first.

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Look this place up in detail

Each of these opens on EH1 2NG, the postcode anchoring Edinburgh, and queries its own source only when you open it.

Sold price recordsThe registered sale history behind one exact address.Schools & EducationA shortlist for further admissions research.Pub finderThe five closest pubs, nearest first.EPC explorerWhat the register holds for a postcode, without pretending to match a property.