Shetland Islands Local Authority
Figures published by National Records of Scotland show that Shetland Islands had 629 long-term empty homes in 2023. The map and table below shows how these long term empty homes are distributed across the Local Authority area.
• 5.41% of Shetland Islands homes were long term empty in 2023, compared to 1.70% in Scotland as a whole.
• 68.04% (428) of Shetland Islands long term empty homes have been empty for longer than one year.
• Shetland Islands accounts for 1.51% of homes empty for more than 1 year in Scotland.
Shetland Islands does not have an empty homes officer. For empty homes enquiries please contact 0344 515 1941 or email [email protected]
Please click on the map above to go to the Statistics.Gov.UK page for Shetland Islands. You can find out the location of each of the Intermediate Data Zones by clicking on 2011 Intermediate Zones under Locations on that page
| Intermediate Data Zones | Number of LTE Homes | Increase or Decrease 2022-2023 | % of Properties LTE | % of Shetland LTEs | % of Shetland Homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lerwick North | 142 | +24 | 5.23% | 22.58% | 23.34% |
| 2 | North and East Isles | 127 | +13 | 8.73% | 20.19% | 12.50% |
| 3 | North Mainland | 95 | +7 | 7.16% | 15.10% | 11.41% |
| 4 | East and West Mainland | 86 | +6 | 6.48% | 13.67% | 11.41% |
| 5 | Central Shetland | 79 | +20 | 4.69% | 12.56% | 14.50% |
| 6 | Shetland South | 73 | +7 | 4.49% | 11.61% | 13.97% |
| 7 | Lerwick South | 27 | 0 | 1.80% | 4.29% | 12.86% |
Where the % of homes is lower than % of long term empty homes, it indicates areas with above average levels of empty homes.
Sources
Small Area Statistics on Households and Dwellings | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)
Housing statistics: Empty properties and second homes – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)