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County or areaShetland Islands
Postcode districtZE2
Telephone code01243
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 57 min3:39 am – 10:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 49 min9:09 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 3°C1,145 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January24 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 landmarksLoch of Arglake · under a mileTent Ayrebeach · under a mileGossa Waterlake · under a mileAyre of Swartagillbeach · 1.1 miLittle Nessheadland · under a mileNorth Holebay · 1.2 miRea Wickbay · 1.3 miKirka Nessheadland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Mar 201250 mi away, Fair Isle, ShetlandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Mar 201250 mi away, Fair Isle, ShetlandSource: 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
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGilbert Bain Hospital10 miGP surgeryBixter Health Centre4.7 miPharmacyBixter Health Centre4.7 miDentist4 Market Street10 miPolice stationScalloway Police StationShetland6.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLerwick / Tingwall Airport LWK6.8 miBus stationViking Bus StationLerwick10 miFerryWalls Shetland Ferry Terminal5.0 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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