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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 56 min3:38 am – 10:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 50 min9:07 am – 2:57 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 16°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 2°C1,195 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December24 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 2 to 6°CFMarch: 3 to 7°CMApril: 4 to 9°CAMay: 6 to 12°CMJune: 8 to 14°CJJuly: 10 to 15°CJAugust: 10 to 16°CASeptember: 9 to 14°CSOctober: 6 to 11°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBroch of Clickiminhistoric site · under a mileAyre of Clickiminbeach · under a mileLoch of Clickiminlake · under a mileSeafield Beachbeach · under a mileSandy Lochlake · under a mileBight of Clickiminbay · under a mileHolm of Soundisland · under a mileBrei Wickbay · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPeerie Oversund Parkpark · under a mileGilbertson Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haClickimin Leisure Complexsports ground · under a mile · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Jan 20099 mi away, Shetland IslandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Jun 201349 mi away, Northern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 3.6 · PM10 5.4 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
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGilbert Bain Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryShetland Ooh Service3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWhb Sutherlands3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist4 Market Street1.0 miPolice stationLerwick Police Stationunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySound Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryBell's Brae Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryAnderson High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportLerwick / Tingwall Airport LWK4.1 miBus stationViking Bus StationLerwick1.1 miFerryLerwick Shetland Hays Dock Ferry Terminal1.0 miBus stops50 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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