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County or areaShetland Islands
Postcode districtZE2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 58 min3:38 am – 10:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 48 min9:10 am – 2:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,572 residentsin the East and West Mainland census areaMedian age 44.91,096 households79% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright12% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 1,376 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle25% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 14% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, Scots 3%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 16°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,130 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January29 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 9°CAMay: 6 to 12°CMJune: 8 to 14°CJJuly: 10 to 15°CJAugust: 11 to 16°CASeptember: 9 to 14°CSOctober: 7 to 11°CONovember: 5 to 9°CNDecember: 3 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksStanydale Templehistoric site · 1.0 miThe Houbbay · under a mileSkula Waterlake · 1.0 miUpper Loch of Brousterlake · 1.1 miBridge of Wallshistoric site · 1.6 miScutta Voebay · under a mileMara Nessheadland · under a mileCauseway Islandisland · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Jan 20098 mi away, Shetland IslandsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Jan 20098 mi away, Shetland IslandsSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.0 · PM10 4.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband9.2% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband50% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)9.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,279 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGilbert Bain Hospital14 miGP surgeryBixter Health Centre4.0 miPharmacyBixter Health Centre4.0 miDentistBrae Dental Clinic12 miPolice stationScalloway Police StationShetland11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLerwick / Tingwall Airport LWK9.9 miBus stationViking Bus StationLerwick14 miFerryWalls Shetland Ferry Terminal2.1 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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