Area Information for Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9XL

Nikkavord Lea in Baltasound, Unst is in Scotland. The postcode is within the North Isles ward/electoral division, which is in the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Orkney and Shetland. The Scottish Parliament constituency is Shetland Islands. This page combines information for the address Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9XL, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of ZE2 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Very Remote Rural
Local Authority Shetland Islands
Ward North Isles
UK Parliamentary Constituency Orkney and Shetland * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Scottish Parliament Constituency Shetland Islands
Country Scotland

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is detached houses, with the most common tenure being outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

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Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9XL is based on the last census performed in Scotland in 2022. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9XL:

Setters Hill Estate, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9DU
Setters Hill Estate, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9TA
Millburn Park, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9EB
Daisy Park, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9EA
Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9DP
Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9DY

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Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland consists predominantly of detached housing, a strong indicator of affluence. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 22
Semi-Detached 15
Terraced 0
Flat (Purpose-Built) 0
Flat (Converted) 0
Total 37
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is owned outright - higher than the national average of almost 33%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 22
Owned with Mortgage 5
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council or Other Social 7
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 3
Rent Free 0
Total 37

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 16
Two People 11
Three People 2
Four People 5
Five People 0
Six People 0
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 34

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of household compositions, as detailed below. No single type accounts for more than 50% of the households.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 16
Family Household 16
Other Household 2
Total 34

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Orkney and Shetland UK Parliamentary Constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 51% male.

Gender
Male 36
Female 34
Total 70

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 7
5-9 2
10-14 4
15-19 4
20-24 0
25-29 5
30-34 6
35-39 3
40-44 3
45-49 6
50-54 1
55-59 2
60-64 4
65-69 6
70-74 4
75-79 5
80-84 2
85+ 0
Total 64

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The number of residents who are separated in ZE2 9XL is high - 9% of the area's population. This contrasts with a national average of just 2.3%.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2022 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 18
Married 23
Separated 6
Divorced 1
Widowed 8
Total 56

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 38
Good 20
Fair 8
Bad 4
Very Bad 0
Total 70

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2022 census, across Scotland 16.6% of residents had no qualification, 18.9% had lower school qualifications, 14.3% had upper school qualifications (e.g. Highers, A-Levels), 13.2% had HNC/HND, and 32.5% had a degree (or similar professional qualification).

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Due to the way in which census data was collected in Scotland, former SCE Higher Grade, Highers, and Advanced Highers are grouped together as "Highers" in the data below.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 15
Apprenticeship 3
HNC, HND, SVQ level 4 or Equivalent 15
Scottish Highers, AS- or A-Level or Equivalent 7
Standard Grade, GCSE or Equivalent 6
No GCSEs or Equivalent 9
Total 55

Scots Language

Figures for Scots speaking and understanding are based on responses for all usual residents aged 3 and over on census day 2022.

Scots Speaking Ability
Full Speaks, Reads, Writes and Understands Scots 20
Speaks and Reads but Does Not Write Scots 3
Speaks but Does Not Read or Write Scots 2
Understands but Does Not Read, Write or Speak Scots 11
Other Combination of Scots Skills 6
No Ability in Scots 23

Gaelic Language Embed This

Figures for Gaelic speaking and understanding are based on responses for all usual residents aged 3 and over on census day 2022.

Gaelic Speaking Ability
Full Speaks, Reads, Writes and Understands Gaelic 0
Speaks and Reads but Does Not Write Gaelic 0
Speaks but Does Not Read or Write Gaelic 0
Understands but Does Not Read, Write or Speak Gaelic 0
Other Combination of Gaelic Skills 0
No Ability in Gaelic 65

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 104% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 73
Total 73

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 69
European Union 1
Total 70

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 69
10+ Years 1
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 70

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to ZE2 9XL.

Passport(s) Held
None 18
United Kingdom 48

Religion Embed This Back to Top

Scotland is primarily a Christian country, with 20.4% of residents Church of Scotland, 13.3% Roman Catholic, 5.1% other Christians, and 3.9% other religions. Approximately 51.1% of residents state that they have no religion or are Atheist, while 6.2% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 41
Church Of Scotland 14
Catholic 1
Other Christian 5
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 9
Total 70

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the North Isles ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 19% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2022 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 16
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 9
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 8
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 2
Unemployed 0
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 1
Retired 16
Looking After Home or Family 0
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 0
Other 2
Total 54

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 2
Professional Occupations 4
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 6
Skilled Trades Occupations 9
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 5
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 7
Elementary Occupations 5
Total 38

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 2
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 9
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 5
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 13
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 5
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 7
Semi-Routine Occupation 11
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 0
Full-time Student 1
Total 53
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Below are the details of the closest services to Baltasound. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for ZE2 9XL.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 2 closest primary schools to Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9XL. The nearest is Baltasound Junior High School, approximately 790 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Baltasound Junior High School (All Through) 790 yards
Cullivoe Primary School 6.2 miles

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 1 closest secondary schools to Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9XL. The nearest is Baltasound Junior High School, approximately 790 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Baltasound Junior High School (All Through) 790 yards

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 1 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Nikkavord Lea, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9XL. The nearest is Unst Health Centre, approximately 790 yards away. Please consult the facility to check if they are currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Unst Health Centre 790 yards

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.

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Broadband in ZE2 9XL

The maximum speed reported in this postcode is over 10-30Mbps, a fast connection. At this speed gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing can generally be done without noticeable slowdown. A small number of devices will be able to share the connection simultaneously, although some slowdown may occur during evenings.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Maximum Download Speed Available Between 5Mbps and 10Mbps

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Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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