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).
Every postcode in Ste‗rnabhagh, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 5
- In use before 2020: 261
Of the 266 postcodes in Ste‗rnabhagh that ONS places, 5 are new since 2020 and 261 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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; 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.
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.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
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
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.
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.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: 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.
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?
- Council
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- 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.
Moving to Ste‗rnabhagh
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Na h-Eileanan Siar about council tax Council tax, on cne-siar.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Ste‗rnabhagh postcodes
266 postcodes in use in Ste‗rnabhagh, by district:
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
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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