HS9 postcode district
HS9, in the HS (Outer Hebrides) postcode area, has 50 live and 4 terminated postcodes in the ONS Postcode Directory of August 2026, and OS Open Names files 13 roads under it.
| postcode area | HS (Outer Hebrides) |
|---|---|
| live postcodes | 50 |
| terminated postcodes | 4 |
| sectors | 1 |
| roads listed | 13 |
| companies registered | 50 |
| centroid | 56.97260, -7.47392 |
| directory release | 2026-08 |
Postcodes and sectors
50 of the district's 54 postcodes are live in the ONS Postcode Directory of August 2026. A postcode directory says whether a code is in use, never who is there. The live postcodes centre on 56.97260, -7.47392, which locates the district, not a building.
| sector | live | terminated |
|---|---|---|
| HS9 5 | 50 | 4 |
Companies registered in HS9
Companies House lists 50 companies with a registered office in HS9 (1 October 2026 snapshot).
Places OS Open Names lists for HS9
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- Scotland
- Bàgh a'Chaisteil
- Castlebay
- Brèibhig
- Brevig
- Bayherivagh
- Thiarabhagh
- Eòlaigearraidh
- Eoligarry
- Cuidhir
- Buaile nam Bodach
- Balnabodach
- Caolis
- Caolas
- Vatersay
- Bhatarsaigh
- Earsairidh
- Earsary
- Bogach
- Bruairnis
- Bruernish
- Ceann Tangabhal
- Kentangaval
Roads filed under HS9
Named roads first, then numbered ones. A road is filed under one district even where it runs through several, so a street missing here may be listed under a neighbouring district — which is why the address lookup never calls a British street absent. Great Britain has no open register of buildings, so a listed road never means a building on it exists.
- Bayherivagh
- Cialla
- Cille Bharra
- Cuithir
- Main Street
- Maol Domhnaich
- Pier Road
- Rathad na Ceardaich
- Rathad na Horgh
- Rathad Naomh Bhrianan
- St Brendan Road
- The Square
- A888
Check an address in HS9
The same road list through the API, from the outward code alone:
curl "https://spaw.co/api/v1/address/streets?country=GB&postal_code=HS9" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPAW_KEY"
Common questions about HS9
- What does an HS9 postcode tell you?
- That the address lies in the HS9 district of the HS (Outer Hebrides) postcode area, and the place OS Open Names most often lists first for its postcodes is Bàgh a'Chaisteil. The district alone does not place a street: the inward half of the full postcode narrows the address to one of the district's 50 live postcodes.
Where the counts come from
- ons-postcode-directory · version 2026-08 · Contains ONS, OS and Royal Mail data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Northern Ireland postcodes are excluded: their reuse needs a Land & Property Services licence.
- os-open-names · version 2026-11-01 · Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- uk-companies-house · version 2026-10-01 · Companies House free company data product, Open Government Licence v3.0
What each figure means, and what a district page never says, is set out in Reading a British postcode district page; the glossary defines a postcode district, a postcode area, a postcode directory and a street register.
Data synced on 2026-11-01: the newest version among the datasets listed above.
Districts nearest HS9
- HS830.3 km
- HS753.4 km
- PA7764.2 km
- PA7868.4 km
- HS670.8 km
- IV5574.8 km
- IV5676.6 km
- IV4777.1 km
- PH4281.1 km
- PA7592.1 km
- HS592.4 km
- IV5192.8 km
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