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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HS6 postcode district.

County or areaWestern Isles

Postcode districtHS6

Telephone code01876

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 5 min4:28 am – 10:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 33 min9:10 am – 3:44 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People2,864 residentsin the Benbecula and North Uist census areaMedian age 51.81,387 households75% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright16% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022

Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 1,482 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, public administration and defence 11%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022

Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%, Gaelic 9%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 16°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,490 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October24 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Earthquakes2 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Oct 201841 mi away, Skye, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Oct 201841 mi away, Skye, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Air qualityNO₂ 0.7 · PM_2.5 2.9 · PM₁₀ 4.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband11% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,803 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalUist & Barra Hospital12 miGP surgeryNorth Uist Medical Practice7.4 miPharmacyNorth Uist Medical Practice7.4 miDentistUist & Barra Dental Hub14 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland

Getting aroundAirportBenbecula Airport BEB12 miFerryBerneray Ferry Terminal7.1 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HS6 postcode district.

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