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County or areaWestern Isles
Postcode districtHS2
Telephone codeNot listed
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 min9:11 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: highs 16°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,205 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January22 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 15°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 10 to 16°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesBayhead Parkpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 11 Jun 197848 mi away, Nr Kinlochewe, Wester RoMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202149 mi away, Diabaig, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.2 · PM10 4.9 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
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestern Isles Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryThe Group Practice2.0 miPharmacyThe Group Practice2.0 miDentistCastleview Dental Practice2.5 miPolice stationStornoway Police Office2.5 miCash machineRoyal Bank of ScotlandStornoway2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportStornoway Airport SYYunder a mileBus stationBus StationStornoway2.5 miFerryStornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal2.5 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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