Fife
Fife is a settlement in Fife, Scotland, with 1 GP clinic, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 24 restaurants and cafés, 48 bus stops, and Markinch railway station 2km away. Covers 69 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Fife is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
13°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 10° · 67% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:41
13h 5m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
3US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
Road safety
268 reported road collisions (2024)
103 killed or seriously injured · 363 casualties · 7.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
314 food businesses within 2 miles
- 271 passed
- 11 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Markinch (2.0 km)
- 48 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Markinch (2.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£176,924 average▲ 6.8% YoY
Across Fife · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (0.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (0.5 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
22 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: McDonald's, Queensway Industrial Estate (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms3
- Sports pitches30
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds47
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
373,990 residents in Fife
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in Scotland
8% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 20% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets8
- Parks & greens66
- Restaurants & cafés32
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2,179 jobs advertised · £35,683 avg
e.g. Brow and Lash Expert, Principal Naval Architect, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£763 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,257 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Glenrothes and Mid Fife:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s343 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership286 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office219 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth205 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases202 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cadham · 0.4 kmCadham is a precinct in the former new town of Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland. The oldest part of Cadham was once a hamlet and was established to house workers of the nearby Tullis Russell papermills. In the 1970s the G…
Auchmuty High School · 0.4 kmAuchmuty School is a state secondary school in the town of Glenrothes in the Fife council area of Scotland. Opened in 1957, it was the first school for secondary education in the area. It quickly outgrew the original…
Glenrothes and Mid Fife · 0.6 kmGlenrothes and Mid Fife is a constituency in Scotland in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, represented by Richard Baker of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election. The seat was previously held by Pet…
Kingdom Shopping Centre · 0.6 kmThe Kingdom Shopping Centre is an indoor retail and commercial complex in Glenrothes, located in the town centre. It is the largest indoor shopping centre in Fife and is one of the largest single-level indoor shopping…
- Fife House, Glenrothes · 0.8 km
Fife House, formerly Glenrothes House, is a large office development on North Street in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It was built for Glenrothes Development Corporation in 1969, then became the headquarters of Fife Reg…
Glenrothes · 0.9 kmGlenrothes is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It is the administrative capital of Fife, containing the headquarters of both Fife Council and Police Scotland Fife Division and is a major…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Fife
- Aberdour
- Anstruther
- Auchtermuchty
- Ballingry and Lochore
- Balmullo
- Blairhall
- Bowershall
- Bowhill
- Buckhaven
- Burntisland
- Cairneyhill
- Cardenden
- Carnock
- Ceres
- Charlestown
- Coaltown of Balgonie
- Coaltown of Wemyss
- Cowdenbeath
- Crail
- Crossford (Fife)
- Crossgates (Fife)
- Culross
- Cupar
- Dalgety Bay
- Drumoig
- Dunfermline
- East Wemyss
- Elie
- Falkland
- Freuchie
- Gauldry
- Glenrothes
- Guardbridge
- High Valleyfield
- Inverkeithing
- Kelty
- Kennoway
- Kincardine
- Kinghorn
- Kinglassie
- Kingseat (Fife)
- Kirkcaldy
- Ladybank
- Leslie
- Leuchars
- Leven (Fife)
- Limekilns
- Lochgelly
- Lower Largo
- Markinch
- Methil
- Newburgh (Fife)
- Newport-on-Tay
- North Queensferry
- Oakley and Comrie
- Pittenweem
- Rosyth
- Saline
- Springfield
- St Andrews
- St Monance
- Star
- Steelend
- Strathkinness
- Strathmiglo
- Tayport
- Thornton (Fife)
- Torryburn and Newmills
- Windygates