Postcode EH17 8LX (City of Edinburgh)

The postcode EH17 8LX is located in City of Edinburgh It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. EH17 8LX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

EH17 8LX is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.4 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 8LX as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to EH17 8LX is Gilmerton Dykes Terrace which is centered 77 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Murrays and is 182 m away. The closest railway station is Newcraighall Rail Station, 4.84 km away.

The local pub for residents of EH17 8LX is GILMERTON BOWLING CLUB and is 611 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Pass on April 10, 2008. The nearest takeaway food is available from Star Garden and is 270 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Pass on December 17, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 122.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.6 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 2.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for EH17 8LX 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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