Lerwick

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 9° · 47% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:32Sunset 16:03

8h 31m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Market Street 2, United Kingdom

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)

96 food businesses within 2 miles

• 53 passed
• 15 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£180,869 average▼ 11.2% YoY

Across Shetland Islands · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: ZE1 OLZ (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches12
• Playgrounds13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Fair Isle Primary School receives ‘excellent’ HMIE inspection· 3 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
• Residents invited to have their say on physical activity in Shetland· 19 Oct 2026

Source: Shetland Islands Council

22,710 residents in Shetland Islands

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

Orkney and Shetland

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens22
• Restaurants & cafés26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

39 jobs advertised · £33,340 avg

e.g. Plumbing & Heating Manager, Warehouse Operative, Audit Assistant (ICAS) Graduate - Lerwick - August 2024

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 90% · Solar 10%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Orkney and Shetland:

• Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers584 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
• Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months157 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government132 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills106 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks85 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Lerwick Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Lerwick Town Hall is a municipal building located on Hillhead in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is used as an events venue and registrar's office. The building, which was also the meeting place of Shetland Islands Co…

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  Lerwick · 0.1 km

  Lerwick, Scots: Lerook) is a port town and burgh in Shetland, Scotland. It is the main town of the Shetland archipelago, and has a population of 6,709 in 2022. It is the northernmost major settlement within the United…

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  Fort Charlotte, Shetland · 0.1 km

  Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face.

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  Shetland Library · 0.1 km

  Shetland Library is the public library service of Shetland, with its main branch based in Lerwick. Membership is open to both residents of and visitors to the islands. The library has a range of digital, online and ph…

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  County Buildings, Lerwick · 0.1 km

  County Buildings is a municipal structure in King Erik Street, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a judicial complex, is a Category B listed building.

• Garrison Theatre · 0.1 km

  The Garrison Theatre is a 280-capacity venue in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, with a sprung proscenium stage with fixed raked seating. The auditorium has 19 rows, named A to S, with 8, 12, 13, 15, or 16 seats in each…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)