# HS2 0LQ: area report for a postcode in Na h-Eileanan Siar

HS2 0LQ is a postcode in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Na h-Eileanan Siar. Open the map at HS2 0LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) › [HS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hs2) › [HS2 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hs2-0)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Broadbay - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **£139,518 average price**: For the whole of Na h-Eileanan Siar, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **No gigabit broadband at HS2 0LQ**: Superfast for 81.7%, 1.1% can't get decent broadband. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ
- **0.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Back School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/back-school-s6232531) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £139,518** (July 2026). Na h-Eileanan Siar’s average house price was £139,518 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,442** (2025). Full-time workers living in Na h-Eileanan Siar earned a median of £33,442 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 24th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in Na h-Eileanan Siar costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 25,770** (2025). Na h-Eileanan Siar’s population was an estimated 25,770 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Back (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 636** (2021). Back had 636 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,477th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 0.6%** (January 2026). In Back, 0.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.3%** (August 2026). In Back, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 61.9%** (2021). 61.9% of residents in Back were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 18,684th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## HS2 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 13,725** (2021). HS2 had 13,725 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 935th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in HS2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 13.7%** (January 2026). In HS2, 13.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.6%** (August 2026). In HS2, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar)
- Centre: 58.2825, -6.2924

Council: [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Na h-Eileanan an Iar](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/na-h-eileanan-an-iar): Torcuil Crichton (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-6.2924,58.2825,HS20LQ

## How to cite

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