Postcode EH8 8BX (City of Edinburgh)

The postcode EH8 8BX is located in City of Edinburgh It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. EH8 8BX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

EH8 8BX is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.7 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 EH8 8BX as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant commuters.

The closest road name to EH8 8BX is Abbey Strand which is centered 63 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Scottish Parliament and is 43 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 942 m away at York Place (Edinburgh Trams) The closest railway station is Edinburgh Rail Station, 761 m away.

The local pub for residents of EH8 8BX is Parkside Bowling Club and is 1.41 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Pass on July 31, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Bits Bake Shop and is 1.57 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Pass on March 22, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 40.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for EH8 8BX 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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