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County or areaShetland Islands
Postcode districtZE2
Telephone code01595
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 57 min3:38 am – 10:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 49 min9:08 am – 2:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,147 residentsin the Central Shetland census areaMedian age 43.01,834 households73% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright19% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 2,279 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 9%, farming, forestry and fishing 9%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 14% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, Scots 2%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 16°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 2°C1,227 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 2 to 6°CFMarch: 3 to 7°CMApril: 4 to 9°CAMay: 6 to 12°CMJune: 8 to 14°CJJuly: 10 to 15°CJAugust: 10 to 16°CASeptember: 9 to 14°CSOctober: 6 to 11°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch of Swinisterlake · under a mileStrand Lochlake · under a mileHolm of Setterisland · 1.2 miHill of Herrisleahill · under a mileBanks of the Leescliffs · 1.1 miDaledale · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShetland Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 57 haGilbertson Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 3 haPeerie Oversund Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Jan 20096 mi away, Shetland IslandsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Jan 20096 mi away, Shetland IslandsSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 3.1 · PM10 4.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband20% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,032 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 134 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGilbert Bain Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryScalloway Health Centre LLP3.3 miPharmacyWhb Sutherlands3.3 miDentist4 Market Street3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryTingwall Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryWhiteness Primary School2.0 miSecondaryAnderson High School3.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportLerwick / Tingwall Airport LWKunder a mileBus stationViking Bus StationLerwick3.4 miFerryLerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal2.8 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ZE2 postcode district.


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  • Olive Tree - Lerwick, Shetland

    Breakfast Restaurant

    7 Harrison Square Esplanade Toll Clock Shopping Centre, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0DE

    3.1 miles away

    5 star reviewThere is a massive car park practically on the doorstop also there are no trains in Shetland therefore no train ...

 

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