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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HS2 postcode district.

County or areaWestern Isles
Postcode districtHS2
Telephone code01851
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 15 min4:19 am – 10:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 24 min9:10 am – 3:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,839 residentsin the Point to Sandwick census areaMedian age 48.51,326 households80% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright14% social rented, 3% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 1,467 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, Gaelic 4%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: average 13°CColdest month February: average 5°C1,211 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January18 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 5 to 5°CJFebruary: 5 to 5°CFMarch: 6 to 6°CMApril: 7 to 7°CAMay: 9 to 9°CMJune: 11 to 11°CJJuly: 13 to 13°CJAugust: 13 to 13°CASeptember: 12 to 12°CSOctober: 10 to 10°CONovember: 7 to 7°CNDecember: 6 to 6°CD15°5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Parks and green spacesPortvoller Picnic Sitepark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 11 Jun 197845 mi away, Nr Kinlochewe, Wester RoMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Dec 202149 mi away, Ullapool, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.1 · PM10 4.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband8.3% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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  • Carnan Beag - Isle Of Lewis, sandwick

    9 Lower Sandwick, Isle Of Lewis, sandwick, HS2 0AE

    4.3 miles away

    5 star reviewi recently stayed here and the facilities were immaculate, rooms were spotless and at breakfast there is always plenty fruit ...

 

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