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County or areaWestern Isles
Postcode districtHS1
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 min9:11 am – 3:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,901 residentsin the Stornoway West census areaMedian age 47.91,596 households59% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright31% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,533 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle91% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, Gaelic 3%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,324 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January30 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 · under a mileStornoway Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 39 haIonad Sp?rs Le?dhaissports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Oct 201838 mi away, Skye, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Oct 201838 mi away, Skye, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 3.5 · PM10 5.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband15% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,852 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestern Isles Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBroadbay Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMiss I Macdonald3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCastleview Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-throughAll-throughe-Sgoil nan Eilean Siarright hereSecondaryThe Nicolson Instituteunder a milePrimaryStornoway Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportStornoway Airport SYY2.0 miBus stationBus StationStornowayunder a mileFerryStornoway Lewis Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops82 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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