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General information
Postcode HS8 5RQ
Post Town Isle of South Uist
Nearest station Kyle Of Lochalsh (99 km)
Bus stops
No nearby bus stops
Number of UPRNs 59 View
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 57.392531
Longitude -7.352871
Easting 78542
Northing 846237
Grid reference NF785462
UTM reference 29V 598998 6362280
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Plus code 9C9J9JVW+2V
Altitude 5 metres (17 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:57
Sunset (today) 16:23
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.8 KMs (0.5 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
MPTorcuil CrichtonLabour
Police forceScotland
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 December 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) 60
Households (2011) 31
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2020)
2,783 / 6,976
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rural/urban (2021)Remote Rural
Rural/urban (2011)Very remote rural area
Census output area (2021)S00166572
Census output area (2011)S00135076
Lower layer super output area (2021)Kildonan to IochdarS01018386
Lower layer super output area (2011)Barra and South Uist - 05S01009018
Middle layer super output area (2021)Barra and South UistS02003404
Middle layer super output area (2011)Barra and South UistS02001687
Travel to work areaEilean SiarS22000013
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