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East and West Mainland - 03

Neighbourhood

North Shetland Islands. 586 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 106 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In East and West Mainland - 03, 14.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
599
Joint 4,660th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
14.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.1%
Joint 22,762nd lowest 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 East and West Mainland - 03. See deprivation across Shetland Islands

How East and West Mainland - 03 compares

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

East and West Mainland - 03Middle
Population31 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands31 areas from 466 to 1,037. The middle area is 725. East and West Mainland - 03 is 599.
5996th 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%. East and West Mainland - 03 is 14.0%.
14.0%15th 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%. East and West Mainland - 03 is 0.8%.
0.8%joint 5th 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%. East and West Mainland - 03 is 63.1%.
63.1%11th highest

What is the population of East and West Mainland - 03?

East and West Mainland - 03 had 599 usual residents at the census.

East and West Mainland - 03 is the joint 4,660th 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 East and West Mainland - 03 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
East and West Mainland - 03 in brief

East and West Mainland - 03 had 599 usual residents at the census.

In East and West Mainland - 03, 14.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East and West Mainland - 03, 0.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.1% of residents in East and West Mainland - 03 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.