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Central Shetland - 01

Neighbourhood

East Shetland Islands. 686 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 20 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Central Shetland - 01, 29.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
672
Joint 6,246th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
29.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.2%
Joint 16,968th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Central Shetland - 01. See deprivation across Shetland Islands

How Central Shetland - 01 compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Central Shetland - 01Middle
Population31 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands31 areas from 466 to 1,037. The middle area is 725. Central Shetland - 01 is 672.
67212th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage31 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands31 areas from 0.0% to 81.7%. The middle area is 11.8%. Central Shetland - 01 is 29.4%.
29.4%9th highest
Claimant rate28 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands28 areas from 0.5% to 3.9%. The middle area is 1.1%. Central Shetland - 01 is 0.7%.
0.7%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6431 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands31 areas from 53.0% to 70.4%. The middle area is 60.9%. Central Shetland - 01 is 65.2%.
65.2%6th highest

What is the population of Central Shetland - 01?

Central Shetland - 01 had 672 usual residents at the census.

Central Shetland - 01 is the joint 6,246th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Shetland Islands

These figures are published for the whole of Shetland Islands, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Shetland Islands and not Central Shetland - 01 alone. See Shetland Islands

Average house price
£180,869
Down 11.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,527
35th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.9×
Joint 6th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
22,710
Down 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Central Shetland - 01 in brief

Central Shetland - 01 had 672 usual residents at the census.

In Central Shetland - 01, 29.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Shetland - 01, 0.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.2% of residents in Central Shetland - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.