Postcode EH17 8RT (City of Edinburgh)

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

EH17 8RT is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.2 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 8RT as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural white-collar workers.

The closest road name to EH17 8RT is Broomhills Road which is centered 34 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Mortonhall Park Gardens and is 322 m away. The closest railway station is Slateford Rail Station, 5.69 km away.

The local pub for residents of EH17 8RT is The Toby Carvery and is 806 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Pass on May 10, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from New Ming Palace and is 579 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Pass on May 1, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 35.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 87.5% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 87.5% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 12.5% of residents have broadband access of 2-5 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for EH17 8RT 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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