ZE
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Lerwick, with 3 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In ZE, 20.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How ZE compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: population, gigabit broadband coverage, claimant rate and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of ZE?
ZE had 22,985 usual residents at the census.
ZE is the least populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in ZE
ZE in brief
The ZE postcode area, named after Lerwick, has 3 postcode districts.
ZE had 22,985 usual residents at the census.
In ZE, 20.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In ZE, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
61.4% of residents in ZE were aged 15 to 64 at the census.