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Neighbourhood

North east Na h-Eileanan Siar. 644 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Back, 0.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
636
Joint 5,477th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
0.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.9%
Joint 18,684th 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 Back. See deprivation across Na h-Eileanan Siar

How Back compares

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

BackMiddle
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. Back is 636.
63614th 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%. Back is 0.6%.
0.6%13th lowest
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%. Back is 1.3%.
1.3%joint 7th lowest
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%. Back is 61.9%.
61.9%10th highest

What is the population of Back?

Back had 636 usual residents at the census.

Back is the joint 5,477th 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 Back 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
Back in brief

Back had 636 usual residents at the census.

In Back, 0.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Back, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.9% of residents in Back were aged 15 to 64 at the census.