Map of HS8 5JW postcode

General information

Postcode	HS8 5JW
Post Town	Isle of South Uist
Nearest station	Mallaig (89 km)
Bus stops	Acarsaid Rd End (NW)
Number of UPRNs	4 View
Businesses	FIND YOUR FLOW LIMITED

Geography

	Latitude	57.072044
	Longitude	-7.297758
	Easting	79071
	Northing	810363
	Grid reference	NF790103
	UTM reference	29V 603201 6326692
	what3words	slyly.readjust.affair
	FixPhrase	culpable liquid steam synergy
	Plus code	9C9J3PC2+RV
	Altitude	17 metres (55 feet)
	Sunrise (today)	8:53
	Sunset (today)	15:50
	Distance away
	Distance to sea	0.6 KMs (0.3 miles)

Administrative areas

Ward	Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla	S13003143
Council Area	Na h-Eileanan Siar	S12000013
Constituency (2024)	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	S14000027
MP	Torcuil Crichton	Labour
Police force	Scotland
Water company	Scottish Water
NUTS/ITL 3	Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 2	Highlands and Islands
NUTS/ITL 1	Scotland
Country	Scotland	S92000003

Data

Date introduced	July 1995
Last updated	November 2025
User type	Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality	Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Demographics

Population (2011)	1
Households (2011)	1
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)	2,779 / 6,976 Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urban (2021)	Remote Rural
Rural/urban (2011)	Very remote rural area
Census output area (2021)	S00166588
Census output area (2011)	1A1
Lower layer super output area (2021)	Eriskay to South Boisdale	S01018384
Lower layer super output area (2011)	Barra and South Uist - 03	S01009016
Middle layer super output area (2021)	Barra and South Uist	S02003404
Middle layer super output area (2011)	Barra and South Uist	S02001687
Travel to work area	Eilean Siar	S22000013

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