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Shetland North

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North Shetland Islands. About 3,282 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 466 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 42% of people in Shetland North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,329
Joint 1,386th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
42%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
16.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shetland North compares

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

Shetland NorthMiddle
Population7 wards, Shetland Islands · 2021
Population: every ward in Shetland Islands7 areas from 1,731 to 4,405. The middle area is 3,329. Shetland North is 3,329.
3,3294th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares7 wards, Shetland Islands · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Shetland Islands7 areas from 0.0% to 90.0%. The middle area is 38.0%. Shetland North is 42.0%.
42%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage7 wards, Shetland Islands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Shetland Islands7 areas from 1.9% to 67.2%. The middle area is 16.9%. Shetland North is 16.9%.
16.9%4th highest
Claimant rate7 wards, Shetland Islands · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Shetland Islands7 areas from 0.6% to 2.9%. The middle area is 1.4%. Shetland North is 1.0%.
1.0%2nd lowest

What is the population of Shetland North?

Shetland North had 3,329 usual residents at the census.

Shetland North is the joint 1,386th least populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Shetland Islands

These figures are published for the whole of Shetland Islands, not for each ward, so they describe all of Shetland Islands and not Shetland North 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 North in brief

Shetland North had 3,329 usual residents at the census.

About 42% of people in Shetland North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Shetland North, 16.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shetland North, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.