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Shetland Islands is a town or village in Shetland, Scotland. Covers 11 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Shetland Islands is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

9°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 13° / 9° · 27% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:35

13h 10m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

56US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Market Street 2, United Kingdom

Road safety

12 reported road collisions (2024)

5 killed or seriously injured · 13 casualties · 5.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

No rated food businesses within 2 miles.

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£187,659 average▼ 6% YoY

Across Shetland Islands · to 2026-06

Detached£256,908
Semi-detached£180,509
Terraced£125,053
Flat£92,036

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Local news

Source: Shetland Islands Council

Population

22,710 residents in Shetland Islands

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Council control

Independent majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

1,925 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

90 jobs advertised · £36,716 avg

e.g. Senior Care Worker, General Assistant, Head Cook - Aith Junior High School - SIC08992

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£864 median full-time weekly pay

1.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,531 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.9
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday8.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Notable places nearby

  • Central Mainland · 1.9 km

    The Central Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland, the largest of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is located between Hellister, Aith and Voe.

  • Geopark Shetland · 2.7 km

    Geopark Shetland is the name used by the geopark formally established in September 2009 upon its entry into the European Geoparks Network. The geopark extends across the entire Shetland archipelago, off the north coas…

  • Viking Wind Farm · 3.6 km

    Viking Wind Farm is a large on-shore wind farm in the Shetland Islands which was developed by Viking Energy, a partnership between Shetland Islands Council and SSE plc. It has a generation capacity of 443 MW.

  • Mainland, Shetland · 4.0 km

    The Mainland is the principal island of Shetland in Scotland. Covering an area of 899 km2 (347 sq mi), the island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, which is the main administrative centre, and major point of Sh…

  • Voe, Delting · 4.2 km

    Voe is a village in Delting parish on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is one of the three main settlements in Delting. It is at the junction of the A968 and A970 roads.

  • Laxo · 4.7 km

    Laxo is a small settlement at the end of Laxo Voe in Vidlin, Shetland, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Towns in Shetland Islands