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HS9 5XQ

Postcode

A postcode in Vatersay to Castlebay, Barraigh agus Bhatarsaigh ward, Na h-Eileanan Siar.

This report describes the area around HS9 5XQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around HS9 5XQ

Schools near HS9 5XQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Castlebay School
All-through
270 m
3 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of HS9 5XQ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Barra Medical Practice1,276 registered patients510 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Isle Of Barra CastlebayThe Co-operative Group240 m

The neighbourhood: Vatersay to Castlebay

Everything about Vatersay to Castlebay
Population
718
Joint 7,138th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
2.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.1%
Joint 4,989th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: HS9

Everything about HS9
Population
1,300
224th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
1.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

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

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.