ZE2 postcode area guide — Shetland Islands
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ZE2 postcode district in Shetland Islands — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is ZE2?
Broadband & internet speeds in ZE2
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
64.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
16.6%
Gigabit-capable
16.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
4.9%
Broadband availability in the ZE2 postcode district (Shetland Islands) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 314 postcodes Ofcom measures in ZE2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 64.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 16.6%.
Around 4.9% of premises in ZE2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in ZE2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ZE2 9AA | 77.6% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AB | 91.3% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AD | 100% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AE | 62.7% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AF | 100% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AG | 100% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AH | 0% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AJ | 0% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AL | 3% | 0% |
| ZE2 9AN | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Shetland Islands
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Shetland Islands district (13,248 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
58.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
92.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
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Voice indoors — all networks
59.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Food hygiene ratings in ZE2
147 rated food businesses operate in ZE2. 79 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 12 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: Anderson Butchers Limited, Auld Manse Ltd, Aywick Shop, Baltasound Hotel, Baltasound Junior High School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Shetland Islands
Landlines around ZE2 typically use:
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Postcodes in ZE2
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.