Shetland Islands

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°COvercast

Today: 11° / 8° · 33% rain
Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Market Street 2, United Kingdom

Road safety

8 reported road collisions (2025)

4 killed or seriously injured · 11 casualties · 3.5 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

£180,869 average▼ 11.2% YoY

Across Shetland Islands · to 2026-08

Detached£247,171

Semi-detached£174,582

Terraced£121,267

Flat£88,249

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Local news

Fair Isle Primary School receives ‘excellent’ HMIE inspection· 3 Nov 2026
Lerwick Town Hall hosts WW1 exhibition· 2 Nov 2026
Cunningsburgh Early Years receives excellent report from inspectors· 28 Oct 2026
Operational note – Road diversion due to landslip south of Garderhouse on the B9071· 22 Oct 2026
Operational note – Oil spill on the A970 between Voe and Brae· 22 Oct 2026

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

1,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

60 jobs advertised · £34,526 avg

e.g. Production Operative - Relocation to Shetland, Royal Mail Delivery Driver - Lerwick Delivery Office, Register your interest various vacancies Shetland Islands

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