Postcode EH17 8FS (City of Edinburgh)

The postcode EH17 8FS is located in City of Edinburgh It was introduced in October 2009 and is an active postcode. EH17 8FS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

EH17 8FS is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of EH17 8FS as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Constrained young families.

The closest road name to EH17 8FS is Hyvot Avenue which is centered 17 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Burndale Place and is 240 m away. The closest railway station is Newcraighall Rail Station, 4.33 km away.

The local pub for residents of EH17 8FS is Gilmerton Miners Welfare and is 353 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Pass on March 21, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Good Cooking and is 355 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Improvement Required on March 3, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 114.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for EH17 8FS is covered by the Scotland police force association and Edinburgh Community Health Partnership is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).

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