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Sandwick (Shetland Islands)

Sandwick (Shetland Islands) is a village in Shetland, Scotland, with a population of around 3,000. It has around 1 restaurant and café and 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sandwick (Shetland Islands) area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
Shetland Islands
County
Shetland
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland
Police force
Scotland
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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:37Sunset 15:59

8h 22m of daylight today

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

4 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 3 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 6 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)

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

Your MP

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

Orkney and Shetland

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Orkney and Shetland:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Sandwick, Dunrossness · 0.9 km

    Sandwick is a village and an ancient parish in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It was merged in 1891, along with Cunningsburgh, into Dunrossness. Sandwick is located 13 miles (21 km) south of Lerwick in the South Main…

  • Hoswick · 1.6 km

    Hoswick is a settlement in Sandwick in the south mainland of Shetland, Scotland, on the eastern part of the Dunrossness civil parish. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick Burn and from Channerwick…

  • Catpund · 2.5 km

    Catpund is a quarry site in Shetland, Scotland, where steatite vessels were cut from the rock from prehistory onwards. The quarrying marks are still visible today.

  • Broch of Mousa · 2.9 km

    Broch of Mousa or Mousa Broch is a preserved Iron Age broch or round tower. It is on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland. It is the tallest broch still standing and amongst the best-preserved prehistoric buildin…

  • Mail, Shetland · 3.4 km

    Mail is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

  • Mousa, Shetland · 3.6 km

    Mousa is a small island in Shetland, Scotland, uninhabited since the nineteenth century. The island is known for the Broch of Mousa, an Iron Age round tower, and is designated as a Special Protection Area for storm-pe…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Sandwick (Shetland Islands)?
Sandwick (Shetland Islands) is a town in Shetland, Scotland, in the Shetland Islands local authority.
How deprived is Sandwick (Shetland Islands)?
The Shetland Islands local authority, which includes Sandwick (Shetland Islands), is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.