United Kingdom · Scotland · Local Authority
Eilean Siar
Local Authority · Scotland · population ~27k
Affordable living comes at the cost of lower average earnings. Eilean Siar offers a mean house price of £157,282, a multiple of just 3.9 times annual pay, and advertised rents take a manageable 21.1% of weekly earnings, both well below Scottish medians. However, median weekly earnings are £780.30, slightly above the Scottish average but ranking 13th out of 32 authorities. This is a place for those prioritising lower housing costs and a quieter pace of life over high earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Eilean Siar ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,576/yr
Mid
Better than 60% of UK LAs
House price
£157,282
Most affordable
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Rent
£715/mo
Most affordable
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Council tax
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Crime
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Deprivation
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Schools
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Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Education Scotland regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Scotland schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Eilean Siar, see the official Education Scotland.
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