Housing in ZE2 9PS
What the homes in ZE2 9PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- East and West Mainland
- Council
- Shetland Islands
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 690 (2024)
ZE2 9PSShetland Islands
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (77.3%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
80.1% of households in the ZE2 9PS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 46.4% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
- Private rented4.1%12.9%
- Social rented10.7%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.7%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.3%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ZE2 9PS (East and West Mainland) (about 690 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.