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Uig and Bernera

Neighbourhood

North east Na h-Eileanan Siar. 622 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 401 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Uig and Bernera, 32.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
615
Joint 4,997th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
32.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.4%
Joint 5,386th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Uig and Bernera. See deprivation across Na h-Eileanan Siar

How Uig and Bernera compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Uig and BerneraMiddle
Population37 neighbourhoods, Na h-Eileanan Siar · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Na h-Eileanan Siar37 areas from 464 to 996. The middle area is 718. Uig and Bernera is 615.
61513th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage37 neighbourhoods, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Na h-Eileanan Siar37 areas from 0.0% to 48.3%. The middle area is 2.3%. Uig and Bernera is 32.3%.
32.3%5th highest
Claimant rate36 neighbourhoods, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Na h-Eileanan Siar36 areas from 0.9% to 4.1%. The middle area is 1.8%. Uig and Bernera is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 17th highest
Aged 15 to 6437 neighbourhoods, Na h-Eileanan Siar · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Na h-Eileanan Siar37 areas from 54.7% to 65.6%. The middle area is 58.6%. Uig and Bernera is 56.4%.
56.4%6th lowest

What is the population of Uig and Bernera?

Uig and Bernera had 615 usual residents at the census.

Uig and Bernera is the joint 4,997th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Na h-Eileanan Siar

These figures are published for the whole of Na h-Eileanan Siar, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Na h-Eileanan Siar and not Uig and Bernera alone. See Na h-Eileanan Siar

Average house price
£147,416
Up 13.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,442
24th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.4×
Joint 23rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
25,770
Down 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Uig and Bernera in brief

Uig and Bernera had 615 usual residents at the census.

In Uig and Bernera, 32.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Uig and Bernera, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.4% of residents in Uig and Bernera were aged 15 to 64 at the census.