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Coordinates & Location for HS1 2LD
Eilean Siar
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
HS1 2LD
Coordinates
58.2170, -6.3785
Grid reference
NB429337
Easting
142,959
Northing
933,718
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CCM6J8C+QH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Eilean Siar
ITL Region
Na h-Eileanan Siar
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%3532
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3532 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Local Authority
Council AreaNa h-Eileanan an Iar S14000027
Constituency
S14000027Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Steòrnabhagh a Tuath
Constituency code
S14000027
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Health & NHS
Western Isles
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Western Isles
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Western Isles Community Health and Social Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Western Isles Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Goathill S01018413
S01018413MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stornoway East S02003410
S02003410LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stornoway East - 03 S01009044
S01009044MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stornoway East S02001694
S02001694Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
6:01 AM
Sunrise
6:38 PM
Sunset
12 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:01 AM
Sunset (today)
6:38 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 37 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode HS1 2LD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. IMD Scotland: Rank 3532 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01018413 and MSOA S02003410 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HS1 2LD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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