EH21 postcode area guide — City of Edinburgh
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EH21 postcode district in City of Edinburgh — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is EH21?
Broadband & internet speeds in EH21
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.8%
Gigabit-capable
72.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EH21 postcode district (City of Edinburgh) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 740 postcodes Ofcom measures in EH21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.8%.
Around 0% of premises in EH21 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EH21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EH21 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| EH21 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| EH21 6AF | 100% | 0% |
| EH21 6AG | 100% | 66.7% |
| EH21 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| EH21 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| EH21 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| EH21 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| EH21 6AP | 100% | 39.2% |
| EH21 6AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around City of Edinburgh
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider City Of Edinburgh district (290,710 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
96.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
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Food hygiene ratings in EH21
195 rated food businesses operate in EH21. 183 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 8 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Whitecraig Village Hub, 1875 Baxterstorey, Abi Bar, Aldi Stores Ltd, Almond Park Nursery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for City of Edinburgh
Landlines around EH21 typically use:
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Postcodes in EH21
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.