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Postcode district · Na h-Eileanan Siar

HS5 area guide

Who lives in HS5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Region
Scotland
Population
839 (2024)
At a glance

What HS5 is like

The HS5 postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar covers 14 live postcodes and is home to about 839 people in 424 households. 80.4% of households own their home, 3.1% rent privately and 10.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How HS5 compares

Headline figures for HS5, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
24per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Na h-Eileanan Siar a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
1

1 school in HS5. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where HS5 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    36% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 3.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    80.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

HS5 FAQs

01
Is HS5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is HS5 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Na h-Eileanan Siar recorded 24 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in HS5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 12.7% of residents. 80.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (79%).
04
Which council covers HS5?

The local authority for HS5 is Na h-Eileanan Siar.

HS5 comes under Na h-Eileanan Siar in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is HS5?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Leverburgh Harris Ferry Terminal, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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