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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 35 m straight lineabout 1 min
Viking Bus Station
Bus · at
- 100 m straight lineabout 1 min
Harbour Street
Bus · opp · south-east
- 156 m straight lineabout 2 min
St Magnus Street
Bus · opp · east
- 274 m straight lineabout 3 min
King Harald Street
Bus · at 95 · north-west
- 330 m straight lineabout 4 min
Town Hall
Bus · opp · north-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · ZE1 0LX
Registers of Scotland · Lerwick North - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£179,688
Median price: £175,000
2023 sales · 8 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near ZE1 0LX
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 5 — Most deprived 40–50%2889
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 9
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3759
- Employment
- 2907
- Health
- 3236
- Education
- 1777
- Access
- 5500
- Crime
- 436
- Housing
- 1893
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for ZE1 0LX
Shetland Islands
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ZE1 0LX
Coordinates
60.1571, -1.1459
Grid reference
HU475417
Easting
447,514
Northing
1,141,712
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CGW5V43+VJ
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 - 06 S01019733
S01019733MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lerwick North S02003653
S02003653LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lerwick North - 06 S01012400
S01012400MSOA 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
7:13 AM
Sunrise
4:22 PM
Sunset
9 hours 9 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:13 AM
Sunset (today)
4:22 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 9 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ZE1 0LX 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 2889 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01019733 and MSOA S02003653 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ZE1 0LX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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