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Housing in ZE2 9EA

What the homes in ZE2 9EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
North and East Isles
Council
Shetland Islands
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
721 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.8%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

ZE2 9EAScotland
Detached55.8%23.9%
Semi-detached35%23.3%
Terraced6.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.1% of households in the ZE2 9EA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 53.2% own outright and 13.9% with a mortgage.

ZE2 9EA
67%
23%
Scotland
  • Owned67.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented6.4%12.9%
  • Social rented23.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

ZE2 9EAScotland
Owned outright53.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.5%12.4%
Other private rented1.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

ZE2 9EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.4%). 18.5% of households include dependent children.

ZE2 9EAScotland
Living alone, under 6617.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over25.4%14.3%
Couple, no children19.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.2%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ZE2 9EA (North and East Isles) (about 721 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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