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Housing in HS7 5QA

What the homes in HS7 5QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Benbecula and North Uist
Council
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
488 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (73%). Flats make up 2.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

HS7 5QAScotland
Detached73%23.9%
Semi-detached14.9%23.3%
Terraced10.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat2.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82% of households in the HS7 5QA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.8% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.

HS7 5QA
82%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned82%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented3.6%12.9%
  • Social rented12.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

HS7 5QAScotland
Owned outright56.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

HS7 5QAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.5%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.

HS7 5QAScotland
Living alone, under 6618.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.5%14.3%
Couple, no children13.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.4%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HS7 5QA (Benbecula and North Uist) (about 488 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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