Postcode district · Shetland Islands

ZE1 area guide

Who lives in ZE1, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Shetland Islands
Region: Scotland
Population: 10,890 (2024)

ZE1Postcode district · Shetland Islands

At a glance

What ZE1 is like

The ZE1 postcode district in Shetland Islands covers 327 live postcodes and is home to about 10,890 people in 4,892 households. 58.8% of households own their home, 7.7% rent privately and 30.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 63% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ZE1 compares

Headline figures for ZE1, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.1/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

20per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Shetland Islands a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools in ZE1. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ZE1 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 7.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

ZE1 FAQs

Is ZE1 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.1 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is ZE1 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Shetland Islands recorded 20 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in ZE1?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.2% of residents. 58.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (35.8%).

Which council covers ZE1?

The local authority for ZE1 is Shetland Islands.

ZE1 comes under Shetland Islands in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ZE1?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Lerwick Shetland Hays Dock Ferry Terminal, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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