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Na h-Eileanan Siar

Na h-Eileanan Siar has 26,159 residents in 12,735 households (Scotland's Census 2022); 13% are aged 15–29 and 23% of households rent their home.

Local authority · 11 wards · 981 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
26,159residentsScotland's Census 2022
10%homes with gigabit broadbandOfcom, July 2025
23%green within 500 mpostcode average
4services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Na h-Eileanan Siar: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Na h-Eileanan Siar: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of Na h-Eileanan Siar: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of Na h-Eileanan Siar: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2, Scottish Government · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 11 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Na h-Eileanan Siar's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsGigabit
An Taobh Siar agus Nis15%311%81%1%4%
Barraigh agus Bhatarsaigh14%210%76%0%2%
Loch a Tuath45%516%82%1%2%
Na Hearadh11%110%75%2%6%
Sgìr Ùige agus Càrlabhagh4%09%82%0%17%
Sgìre an Rubha41%412%86%0%0%
Sgìre nan Loch28%113%79%1%4%
Steòrnabhagh a Deas24%8514%64%19%25%
Steòrnabhagh a Tuath36%3916%63%10%11%
Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla8%113%73%2%3%
Uibhist a Tuath37%010%77%1%14%

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Safety.

Police Scotland does not publish street-level crime data on data.police.uk, so Na h-Eileanan Siar reports leave out the safety block rather than estimate it.

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Na h-Eileanan Siar each year, 2021–2025: 29 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

202120
20229
202314
202417
202512

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Na h-Eileanan Siar with a published hygiene rating.

398rated food businessesin total
97%passed their last inspectionlatest inspection
12told improvement is requiredlatest inspection

In Scotland, council food safety officers either pass a business or tell it that improvement is required. A result reflects the hygiene standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Na h-Eileanan Siar that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

9.6%gigabit-capablehomes
9.6%full fibrehomes
80.1%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
2.6%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

0 of Na h-Eileanan Siar's 36 data zones are in the most deprived tenth of Scotland on the 2020v2 index.

Decile 32
Decile 44
Decile 517
Decile 613

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 ranks 6,976 data zones in Scotland from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). It is ranked within Scotland only and cannot be compared with the English or Welsh indices. It describes areas, not every household in them.

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2, Scottish Government

Wards of Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.