Lerwick South
Middle areaEast Shetland Islands. 2,146 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Lerwick South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lerwick South
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How Lerwick South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Lerwick South?
Lerwick South had 2,234 usual residents at the census.
Lerwick South is the 451st least populated of 9,448 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Shetland Islands
These figures are published for the whole of Shetland Islands, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shetland Islands and not Lerwick South alone. See Shetland Islands
Lerwick South in brief
Lerwick South had 2,234 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lerwick South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lerwick South, 6.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Lerwick South, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.