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County or areaShetland Islands
Postcode districtZE1
Telephone code01595
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 55 min3:39 am – 10:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 50 min9:08 am – 2:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,147 residentsin the Central Shetland census areaMedian age 43.01,834 households73% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright19% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 2,279 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 9%, farming, forestry and fishing 9%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 14% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, Scots 2%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 15°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 3°C1,268 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December21 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 6°CJFebruary: 2 to 6°CFMarch: 3 to 7°CMApril: 4 to 9°CAMay: 6 to 11°CMJune: 9 to 13°CJJuly: 10 to 14°CJAugust: 11 to 15°CASeptember: 10 to 13°CSOctober: 7 to 10°CONovember: 5 to 8°CNDecember: 3 to 7°CD15°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMinisters' Beachbeach · under a mileBurn Beachbeach · under a mileLoch of Burwicklake · 1.0 miBlacks Nessheadland · under a mileLoch of Houllandlake · 1.4 miBurwick Holmisland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFraser Parkplaying field · under a mileUpper Scalloway Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileAsta Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 8 haPeerie Oversund Parkpark · 3.9 miGilbertson Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Mar 201248 mi away, Fair Isle, ShetlandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Mar 201248 mi away, Fair Isle, ShetlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.1 · PM10 4.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband20% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,032 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGilbert Bain Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryScalloway Health Centre LLPunder a milePharmacyNorsepharm LTDunder a mileDentist4 Market Street4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryScalloway Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryAnderson High School4.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportLerwick / Tingwall Airport LWK4.0 miBus stationViking Bus StationLerwick4.9 miFerryScalloway Shetland Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ZE1 postcode district.


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