EH2
Outer Postcode Area • 799 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for EH2
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for EH2. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés165
- Takeaways17
- Pubs and bars55
- Food shops and supermarkets26
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
DLUHC Planning Data Platform & Local Authority Registers
- Article 4 direction
- Not published
- Conservation area
- Not published
- Listed buildings within 100m
- Not published
- Tree preservation zone
- Not published
- No planning constraint data is held for City of Edinburgh. A local authority search (CON29/LLC1) confirms statutory restrictions.
No planning constraint datasets are held for City of Edinburgh. Absence of records does NOT confirm absence of planning restrictions.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 799 constituent postcodes
799 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 1 Oct 2026, 15:23.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in EH2.
Is EH2 a good place to live?
EH2 in City of Edinburgh scores 92/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in EH2?
The EH2 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in City of Edinburgh, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near EH2?
The EH2 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is EH2?
The EH2 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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