Weisdale
Weisdale is a village in Shetland, Scotland. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Weisdale 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
Weather
8°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 8° · 33% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:39Sunset 15:58
8h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
7US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, 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
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 2 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£180,869 average▼ 11.2% YoY
Across Shetland Islands · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Bixter Car Park (5.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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
- 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
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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Weisdale Mill · 0.7 kmWeisdale Mill is a watermill in the village of Weisdale, Shetland, Scotland. It is located near the head of Weisdale Voe on the west of the island, a twenty-minute drive from the main town of Lerwick.
Weisdale · 1.5 kmWeisdale is a bay, hamlet and ancient parish on Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. The bay opens near the northern extremity of Scalloway Bay, and strikes four and a half miles to the north north east.
Westerfield, Shetland · 3.8 kmWesterfield is a coastal community on Mainland, in Shetland, Scotland. The community is within the parish of Sandsting.
Viking Wind Farm · 4.0 kmViking 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.
Greena · 4.4 kmGreena is a small island off the west coast of Mainland, Shetland. It is 10m at its highest point, and is north of Flotta, Shetland. It is in Weisdale Voe.
- Mainland, Shetland · 5.2 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Weisdale?
- Weisdale is a town in Shetland, Scotland, in the Shetland Islands local authority.
- How deprived is Weisdale?
- The Shetland Islands local authority, which includes Weisdale, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.