Lerwick

Lerwick is covered by postcode district ZE1. It is in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 1 of 255 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 3 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes MP Mr Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat, Orkney and Shetland

Every postcode in Lerwick, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Lerwick, by gigabit broadband Of the 281 postcodes in Lerwick that ONS places, 244 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 10 have some that can, 1 can all get it and 26 have no Ofcom figure. 5 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 161 postcodes without gigabit; 37 postcodes without gigabit; 11 postcodes without gigabit; 9 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Lerwick. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A970 ZE1 0HF: no Ofcom figureZE1 0SW: no Ofcom figureZE1 0LP: gigabit for allZE1 0EQ: some gigabitZE1 0PX: some gigabitZE1 0PY: some gigabitZE1 0QW: some gigabitZE1 0RX: some gigabitZE1 0SG: some gigabitZE1 0SR: some gigabitZE1 0SU: some gigabitZE1 0WU: some gigabitZE1 0AA: no gigabitZE1 0AB: no gigabitZE1 0AE: no gigabitZE1 0AF: no gigabitZE1 0AG: no gigabitZE1 0AH: no gigabitZE1 0AJ: no gigabitZE1 0AL: no gigabitZE1 0AN: no gigabitZE1 0AP: no gigabitZE1 0AQ: no gigabitZE1 0AR: no gigabitZE1 0AS: no gigabitZE1 0AT: no gigabitZE1 0AU: no gigabitZE1 0AW: no gigabitZE1 0AX: no gigabitZE1 0AZ: no gigabitZE1 0BA: no gigabitZE1 0BB: no gigabitZE1 0BD: no gigabitZE1 0BE: no gigabitZE1 0BF: no gigabitZE1 0BG: no gigabitZE1 0BH: no gigabitZE1 0BJ: no gigabitZE1 0BL: no gigabitZE1 0BN: no gigabitZE1 0BP: no gigabitZE1 0BQ: no gigabitZE1 0BR: no gigabitZE1 0BS: no gigabitZE1 0BT: no gigabitZE1 0BU: no gigabitZE1 0BW: no gigabitZE1 0BX: no gigabitZE1 0BY: no gigabitZE1 0BZ: no gigabitZE1 0DA: no 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0HA: no gigabitZE1 0HD: no gigabitZE1 0HE: no gigabitZE1 0HG: no gigabitZE1 0HH: no gigabitZE1 0HJ: no gigabitZE1 0HL: no gigabitZE1 0HN: no gigabitZE1 0HP: no gigabitZE1 0HQ: no gigabitZE1 0HR: no gigabitZE1 0HS: no gigabitZE1 0HT: no gigabitZE1 0HU: no gigabitZE1 0HW: no gigabitZE1 0HX: no gigabitZE1 0HY: no gigabitZE1 0JB: no gigabitZE1 0JD: no gigabitZE1 0JE: no gigabitZE1 0JF: no gigabitZE1 0JN: no gigabitZE1 0JP: no gigabitZE1 0JS: no gigabitZE1 0JT: no gigabitZE1 0JX: no gigabitZE1 0JZ: no gigabitZE1 0LA: no gigabitZE1 0LB: no gigabitZE1 0LD: no gigabitZE1 0LE: no gigabitZE1 0LF: no gigabitZE1 0LJ: no gigabitZE1 0LL: no gigabitZE1 0LN: no gigabitZE1 0LR: no gigabitZE1 0LW: no gigabitZE1 0LY: no gigabitZE1 0LZ: no gigabitZE1 0NA: no gigabitZE1 0ND: no gigabitZE1 0NE: no gigabitZE1 0NF: no gigabitZE1 0NG: no gigabitZE1 0NH: no gigabitZE1 0NJ: no gigabitZE1 0NL: no gigabitZE1 0NN: no gigabitZE1 0NP: no gigabitZE1 0NQ: no gigabitZE1 0NR: no gigabitZE1 0NS: no gigabitZE1 0NT: no gigabitZE1 0NU: no gigabitZE1 0NW: no gigabitZE1 0NX: no gigabitZE1 0NY: no gigabitZE1 0NZ: no gigabitZE1 0PA: no gigabitZE1 0PB: no gigabitZE1 0PD: no gigabitZE1 0PE: no gigabitZE1 0PF: no gigabitZE1 0PG: no gigabitZE1 0PH: no gigabitZE1 0PJ: no gigabitZE1 0PL: no gigabitZE1 0PN: no gigabitZE1 0PP: no gigabitZE1 0PQ: no gigabitZE1 0PR: no gigabitZE1 0PS: no gigabitZE1 0PT: no gigabitZE1 0PW: no gigabitZE1 0PZ: no gigabitZE1 0QA: no gigabitZE1 0QB: no gigabitZE1 0QD: no gigabitZE1 0QE: no gigabitZE1 0QF: no gigabitZE1 0QG: no gigabitZE1 0QH: no gigabitZE1 0QJ: no gigabitZE1 0QN: no gigabitZE1 0QQ: no gigabitZE1 0QR: no gigabitZE1 0QS: no gigabitZE1 0QT: no gigabitZE1 0QX: no gigabitZE1 0QY: no gigabitZE1 0QZ: no gigabitZE1 0RA: no gigabitZE1 0RB: no gigabitZE1 0RD: no gigabitZE1 0RE: no gigabitZE1 0RF: no gigabitZE1 0RG: no gigabitZE1 0RH: no gigabitZE1 0RJ: no gigabitZE1 0RL: no gigabitZE1 0RN: no gigabitZE1 0RP: no gigabitZE1 0RQ: no gigabitZE1 0RR: no gigabitZE1 0RS: no gigabitZE1 0RT: no gigabitZE1 0RU: no gigabitZE1 0RW: no gigabitZE1 0RY: no gigabitZE1 0RZ: no gigabitZE1 0SA: no gigabitZE1 0SB: no gigabitZE1 0SD: no gigabitZE1 0SE: no gigabitZE1 0SF: no gigabitZE1 0SH: no gigabitZE1 0SJ: no gigabitZE1 0SL: no gigabitZE1 0SN: no gigabitZE1 0SP: no gigabitZE1 0SQ: no gigabitZE1 0SS: no gigabitZE1 0ST: no gigabitZE1 0SX: no gigabitZE1 0SY: no gigabitZE1 0SZ: no gigabitZE1 0TA: no gigabitZE1 0TB: no gigabitZE1 0TW: no gigabitZE1 0UF: no gigabitZE1 0WH: no gigabitZE1 0WJ: no gigabitZE1 0WL: no gigabitZE1 0WP: no gigabitZE1 0WQ: no gigabitZE1 0WT: no gigabitZE1 0WX: no gigabitZE1 0WY: no gigabitZE1 0WZ: no gigabitZE1 0XY: no gigabitZE1 0YA: no gigabitZE1 0YB: no gigabitZE1 0YP: no gigabitZE1 0ZJ: no gigabitZE1 9SE: no gigabitZE1 0LX: no gigabit Lerwick 161 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to ZE1 0EN, the one nearest the middle of them161 postcodes without gigabit37 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to ZE1 0LY, the one nearest the middle of them37 postcodes without gigabit11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to ZE1 0QH, the one nearest the middle of them11 postcodes without gigabit9 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to ZE1 0RP, the one nearest the middle of them9 postcodes without gigabit5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to ZE1 0PF, the one nearest the middle of them5 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in Lerwick, by gigabit broadband Of the 281 postcodes in Lerwick that ONS places, 244 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 10 have some that can, 1 can all get it and 26 have no Ofcom figure. 5 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 161 postcodes without gigabit; 37 postcodes without gigabit; 11 postcodes without gigabit; 9 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Lerwick. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Lerwick 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to ZE1 0PF, the one nearest the middle of them5 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 244
  • Some can get gigabit: 10
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 1
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 26
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 281 postcodes in Lerwick that ONS places, 244 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 10 have some that can, 1 can all get it and 26 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 60.1534, longitude -1.1548. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Postcodes without gigabit

244 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

ZE1 0AAZE1 0ABZE1 0ADZE1 0AEZE1 0AFZE1 0AGZE1 0AHZE1 0AJZE1 0ALZE1 0ANZE1 0APZE1 0AQ

Further out, not drawn

This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.

ZE1 0PU

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 161 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ZE1 0EN, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 37 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ZE1 0LY, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ZE1 0QH, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 9 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ZE1 0RP, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. ZE1 0PF, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Lerwick?

At 1 of the 255 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes.

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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Lerwick?

None of the 281 postcodes now in use in Lerwick came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Lerwick?

Ofcom reports on 255 of the 281 postcodes in Lerwick. At 1 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 4 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit1 of 255
Postcodes where every home can get superfast235 of 255
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband4 of 255

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Lerwick?

The open schools at the postcodes in Lerwick. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

Who runs Lerwick?

Parliamentary constituency
Orkney and Shetland
Police force area
Scotland
Country
Scotland
MP
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

All 281 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

Moving to Lerwick

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Lerwick postcodes

281 postcodes in use in Lerwick, by district:

ZE1 postcode district,281 postcodes

That district is in the ZE postcode area.

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Quick answers about Lerwick

What is the postcode for Lerwick?
Postcode district ZE1, with 281 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Lerwick in?
Shetland Islands. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Lerwick?
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat), for Orkney and Shetland. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Lerwick?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Bell's Brae Primary School and Sound Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Anderson High School. Source: Scottish Government.
What broadband can you get in Lerwick?
Ofcom reports on 255 of the 281 postcodes in Lerwick. At 1 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 4 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Lerwick?
None of the 281 postcodes now in use in Lerwick came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

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