Ste‗rnabhagh

Ste‗rnabhagh is covered by postcode districts HS1 and HS2. It is in the Na h-Eileanan Siar council area, Scotland.

National Records of Scotland names this census locality Ste‗rnabhagh (Stornoway).

Gigabit broadband 28 of 226 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 3 1 primary school, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes MP Torcuil Crichton Labour, Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Every postcode in Ste‗rnabhagh, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Ste‗rnabhagh, by gigabit broadband Of the 266 postcodes in Ste‗rnabhagh that ONS places, 168 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 30 have some that can, 28 can all get it and 40 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 150 postcodes without gigabit; 7 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Ste‗rnabhagh. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HS1 2AS: no Ofcom figureHS1 2EB: no Ofcom figureHS1 2HU: no Ofcom figureHS1 2QQ: no Ofcom figureHS1 9AA: no Ofcom figureHS1 2AE: gigabit for allHS1 2AN: gigabit for allHS1 2AP: gigabit for allHS1 2BB: gigabit for allHS1 2BN: gigabit for allHS1 2BS: gigabit for allHS1 2BT: gigabit for allHS1 2BW: gigabit for allHS1 2DA: gigabit for allHS1 2QG: gigabit for allHS1 2QS: gigabit for allHS1 2QY: gigabit for allHS1 2RL: gigabit for allHS1 2RP: gigabit for allHS1 2RR: gigabit for allHS1 2RS: gigabit for allHS1 2RT: gigabit for allHS1 2RX: gigabit for allHS1 2RY: gigabit for allHS1 2RZ: gigabit for allHS1 2XG: gigabit for allHS1 2XN: gigabit for allHS1 2XP: gigabit for allHS1 2XQ: gigabit for allHS1 2XX: gigabit for allHS1 2XY: gigabit for allHS1 2AQ: some gigabitHS1 2BE: some gigabitHS1 2DD: some gigabitHS1 2DP: some gigabitHS1 2DR: some gigabitHS1 2DS: some gigabitHS1 2JA: some gigabitHS1 2NB: some gigabitHS1 2ND: some gigabitHS1 2PS: some gigabitHS1 2QH: some gigabitHS1 2QN: some gigabitHS1 2QT: some gigabitHS1 2RA: some gigabitHS1 2RB: some gigabitHS1 2RD: some gigabitHS1 2RE: some gigabitHS1 2RF: some gigabitHS1 2RN: some gigabitHS1 2RW: some gigabitHS1 2SD: some gigabitHS1 2SE: some gigabitHS1 2SF: some gigabitHS1 2SL: some gigabitHS1 2UP: some gigabitHS1 2UR: some gigabitHS1 2XD: some gigabitHS1 2BD: some gigabitHS1 2XF: some gigabitHS1 2AD: no gigabitHS1 2AF: no gigabitHS1 2AG: no gigabitHS1 2AH: no gigabitHS1 2AJ: no gigabitHS1 2AL: no gigabitHS1 2AR: no gigabitHS1 2BJ: no gigabitHS1 2DB: no gigabitHS1 2DF: no gigabitHS1 2DG: no gigabitHS1 2DH: no gigabitHS1 2DJ: no gigabitHS1 2DL: no gigabitHS1 2DT: no gigabitHS1 2DU: no gigabitHS1 2DX: no gigabitHS1 2DY: no gigabitHS1 2DZ: no gigabitHS1 2ED: no gigabitHS1 2EG: no gigabitHS1 2EH: no gigabitHS1 2EJ: no gigabitHS1 2EP: no gigabitHS1 2EU: no gigabitHS1 2EW: no gigabitHS1 2EX: no gigabitHS1 2EY: no gigabitHS1 2EZ: no gigabitHS1 2HA: no gigabitHS1 2HB: no gigabitHS1 2HD: no gigabitHS1 2HE: no gigabitHS1 2HF: no gigabitHS1 2HG: no gigabitHS1 2HH: no gigabitHS1 2HJ: no gigabitHS1 2HL: no gigabitHS1 2HN: no gigabitHS1 2HP: no gigabitHS1 2HQ: no gigabitHS1 2HR: no gigabitHS1 2HT: no gigabitHS1 2HY: no gigabitHS1 2JB: no gigabitHS1 2JD: no gigabitHS1 2JE: no gigabitHS1 2JF: no gigabitHS1 2JG: no gigabitHS1 2JH: no gigabitHS1 2JJ: no gigabitHS1 2JL: no gigabitHS1 2JN: no gigabitHS1 2JQ: no gigabitHS1 2JR: no gigabitHS1 2JS: no gigabitHS1 2JT: no gigabitHS1 2JU: no gigabitHS1 2JW: no gigabitHS1 2JX: no gigabitHS1 2JY: no gigabitHS1 2JZ: no gigabitHS1 2LA: no gigabitHS1 2LB: no gigabitHS1 2LD: no gigabitHS1 2LE: no gigabitHS1 2LF: no gigabitHS1 2LG: no gigabitHS1 2LH: no gigabitHS1 2LL: no gigabitHS1 2LP: no gigabitHS1 2LQ: no gigabitHS1 2LR: no gigabitHS1 2LS: no gigabitHS1 2LW: no gigabitHS1 2NE: no gigabitHS1 2NF: no gigabitHS1 2NG: no gigabitHS1 2NH: no gigabitHS1 2NJ: no gigabitHS1 2NL: no gigabitHS1 2NP: no gigabitHS1 2NQ: no gigabitHS1 2NS: no gigabitHS1 2NW: no gigabitHS1 2NX: no gigabitHS1 2NY: no gigabitHS1 2NZ: no gigabitHS1 2PA: no gigabitHS1 2PB: no gigabitHS1 2PG: no gigabitHS1 2PH: no gigabitHS1 2PJ: no gigabitHS1 2PL: no gigabitHS1 2PN: no gigabitHS1 2PP: no gigabitHS1 2PQ: no gigabitHS1 2PR: no gigabitHS1 2PT: no gigabitHS1 2PY: no gigabitHS1 2PZ: no gigabitHS1 2QJ: no gigabitHS1 2QP: no gigabitHS1 2QR: no gigabitHS1 2QZ: no gigabitHS1 2SG: no gigabitHS1 2SH: no gigabitHS1 2SJ: no gigabitHS1 2SQ: no gigabitHS1 2SS: no gigabitHS1 2ST: no gigabitHS1 2SU: no gigabitHS1 2SX: no gigabitHS1 2TA: no gigabitHS1 2TB: no gigabitHS1 2TD: no gigabitHS1 2TE: no gigabitHS1 2TF: no gigabitHS1 2TG: no gigabitHS1 2TJ: no gigabitHS1 2TL: no gigabitHS1 2TN: no gigabitHS1 2TP: no gigabitHS1 2TQ: no gigabitHS1 2TR: no gigabitHS1 2TS: no gigabitHS1 2TT: no gigabitHS1 2TU: no gigabitHS1 2TW: no gigabitHS1 2TX: no gigabitHS1 2TY: no gigabitHS1 2TZ: no gigabitHS1 2UA: no gigabitHS1 2UB: no gigabitHS1 2UD: no gigabitHS1 2UE: no gigabitHS1 2UF: no gigabitHS1 2UG: no gigabitHS1 2UH: no gigabitHS1 2UJ: no gigabitHS1 2UL: no gigabitHS1 2UN: no gigabitHS1 2UQ: no gigabitHS1 2UT: no gigabitHS1 2UU: no gigabitHS1 2UY: no gigabitHS1 2UZ: no gigabitHS1 2XA: no gigabitHS1 2XJ: no gigabitHS1 2XS: no gigabitHS1 2YA: no gigabitHS1 2YB: no gigabitHS1 2YD: no gigabitHS1 2YE: no gigabitHS1 2YF: no gigabitHS1 2YG: no gigabitHS1 2YH: no gigabitHS1 2YJ: no gigabitHS1 2YL: no gigabitHS1 2YN: no gigabitHS1 2YP: no gigabitHS1 2YR: no gigabitHS1 2YS: no gigabitHS1 2YT: no gigabitHS1 2YU: no gigabitHS1 2YW: no gigabitHS2 0GS: no gigabit Ste‗rnabhagh 150 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to HS1 2LB, the one nearest the middle of them150 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in Ste‗rnabhagh, by gigabit broadband Of the 266 postcodes in Ste‗rnabhagh that ONS places, 168 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 30 have some that can, 28 can all get it and 40 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 150 postcodes without gigabit; 7 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Ste‗rnabhagh. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ste‗rnabhagh 150 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to HS1 2LB, the one nearest the middle of them150 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 168
  • Some can get gigabit: 30
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 28
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 40
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 266 postcodes in Ste‗rnabhagh that ONS places, 168 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 30 have some that can, 28 can all get it and 40 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 58.2127, longitude -6.3815. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Postcodes without gigabit

168 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

HS1 2ADHS1 2AFHS1 2AGHS1 2AHHS1 2AJHS1 2ALHS1 2ARHS1 2BJHS1 2BQHS1 2DBHS1 2DFHS1 2DG

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 150 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. HS1 2LB, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 7 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. HS1 2UL, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Ste‗rnabhagh?

At 28 of the 226 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes.

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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Ste‗rnabhagh?

5 of the 266 postcodes now in use in Ste‗rnabhagh came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

HS1 2ASsince December 2025HS1 2ARsince August 2024HS1 2BWsince September 2023HS1 2AQsince September 2021HS1 2APsince June 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Ste‗rnabhagh?

Ofcom reports on 226 of the 266 postcodes in Ste‗rnabhagh. At 28 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit28 of 226
Postcodes where every home can get superfast215 of 226

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Ste‗rnabhagh?

The open schools at the postcodes in Ste‗rnabhagh. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

Who runs Ste‗rnabhagh?

Parliamentary constituency
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Police force area
Scotland
Country
Scotland
MP
Torcuil Crichton (Labour)

All 266 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

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Ste‗rnabhagh postcodes

266 postcodes in use in Ste‗rnabhagh, by district:

HS1 postcode district,265 postcodesHS2 postcode district,1 postcode

Those districts are all in the HS postcode area.

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Quick answers about Ste‗rnabhagh

What is the postcode for Ste‗rnabhagh?
Postcode districts HS1 and HS2, with 266 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Ste‗rnabhagh in?
Na h-Eileanan Siar. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Ste‗rnabhagh?
Torcuil Crichton (Labour), for Na h-Eileanan an Iar. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Ste‗rnabhagh?
Primary schools at its postcodes include e-Sgoil nan Eilean Siar and Stornoway Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include e-Sgoil nan Eilean Siar and The Nicolson Institute. Source: Scottish Government.
What broadband can you get in Ste‗rnabhagh?
Ofcom reports on 226 of the 266 postcodes in Ste‗rnabhagh. At 28 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Ste‗rnabhagh?
5 of the 266 postcodes now in use in Ste‗rnabhagh came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

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