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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 86 m straight lineabout 1 min
Fisheries College
Bus · at · north
- 831 m straight lineabout 10 min
Hall
Bus · opp · south-west
- 931 m straight lineabout 12 min
Cauldhame Rd End
Bus · at · north-east
- 939 m straight lineabout 12 min
Cauldhame Rd End
Bus · opp · south-west
- 1.0 km straight lineabout 13 min
Health Centre
Bus · at · north
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · ZE1 0UW
Registers of Scotland · Central Shetland - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£194,982
Median price: £196,113
2023 sales · 14 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near ZE1 0UW
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 6 — Least deprived 40–50%4104
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 12
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3808
- Employment
- 3559
- Health
- 3474
- Education
- 3629
- Access
- 4439
- Crime
- 6500
- Housing
- 1914
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for ZE1 0UW
Shetland Islands
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ZE1 0UW
Coordinates
60.1335, -1.2879
Grid reference
HU396389
Easting
439,662
Northing
1,138,987
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9CGW4PM6+CV
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
Shetland Central
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
Central Shetland - 03 S01019738
S01019738MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Shetland S02003654
S02003654LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Shetland - 03 S01012404
S01012404MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Shetland S02002325
S02002325Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
7:14 AM
Sunrise
4:23 PM
Sunset
9 hours 9 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:14 AM
Sunset (today)
4:23 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 0UW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4104 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01019738 and MSOA S02003654 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ZE1 0UW 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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