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Shetland South

Middle area

South east Shetland Islands. 3,946 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 154 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 41% of people in Shetland South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,985
1,536th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
41%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
21.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Shetland South

Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.

How Shetland South compares

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

Shetland SouthMiddle
Population7 middle areas, Shetland Islands · 2021
Population: every middle area in Shetland Islands7 areas from 2,234 to 4,737. The middle area is 2,658. Shetland South is 3,985.
3,9853rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares7 middle areas, Shetland Islands · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Shetland Islands7 areas from 0.0% to 88.0%. The middle area is 40.0%. Shetland South is 41.0%.
41%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage7 middle areas, Shetland Islands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Shetland Islands7 areas from 1.4% to 67.2%. The middle area is 17.4%. Shetland South is 21.8%.
21.8%3rd highest
Claimant rate7 middle areas, Shetland Islands · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Shetland Islands7 areas from 0.6% to 2.1%. The middle area is 1.3%. Shetland South is 0.6%.
0.6%lowest

What is the population of Shetland South?

Shetland South had 3,985 usual residents at the census.

Shetland South is the 1,536th 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 Shetland South 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
Shetland South in brief

Shetland South had 3,985 usual residents at the census.

About 41% of people in Shetland South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Shetland South, 21.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shetland South, 0.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.