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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 90 m straight lineabout 1 min
Annsbrae Gardens
Bus · opp · east
- 102 m straight lineabout 1 min
Annsbrae Gardens
Bus · at · west
- 150 m straight lineabout 2 min
Harrison Square
Bus · at · north
- 241 m straight lineabout 3 min
Esplanade
Bus · at · south
- 337 m straight lineabout 4 min
Town Hall
Bus · opp · north-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · ZE1 0BY
Registers of Scotland · Lerwick North - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£235,409
Median price: £218,000
2023 sales · 11 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near ZE1 0BY
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4698
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 14
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4385.5
- Employment
- 3715
- Health
- 4165
- Education
- 4043
- Access
- 6375
- Crime
- 3557
- Housing
- 3280
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for ZE1 0BY
Shetland Islands
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ZE1 0BY
Coordinates
60.1524, -1.1422
Grid reference
HU477411
Easting
447,727
Northing
1,141,189
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CGW5V25+X4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Shetland Islands
ITL Region
Shetland Islands
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Shetland Islands
Local Authority
Council AreaOrkney and Shetland S14000051
Constituency
S14000051Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Lerwick North and Bressay
Constituency code
S14000051
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Shetland Islands
Health & NHS
Shetland
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Shetland
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Shetland Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Shetland Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lerwick North - 02 S01019729
S01019729MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lerwick North S02003653
S02003653LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lerwick North - 02 S01012396
S01012396MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lerwick North S02002324
S02002324Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
7:11 AM
Sunrise
4:25 PM
Sunset
9 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:11 AM
Sunset (today)
4:25 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode ZE1 0BY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Small Town 5. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4698 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01019729 and MSOA S02003653 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ZE1 0BY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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