Aberdour
Aberdour is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,650. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 3 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Aberdour, 0.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aberdour area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
7°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 9° / 4° · 65% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:24
8h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Edinburgh Queensferry Road, United Kingdom
Road safety
276 reported road collisions (2025)
127 killed or seriously injured · 395 casualties · 7.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
52 food businesses within 2 miles
- 43 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Aberdour (0.1 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aberdour (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY
Across Fife · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (10.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (10.6 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Aberdour Rail Station Car Park (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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
Your MP
Melanie Ward
Labour
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,330 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £28,344 avg
e.g. Officer of the Watch/Able Seaperson, Courier, Able Seafarer - UK WIDE
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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 59% · Nuclear 41%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
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 Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases303 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government270 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth166 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks111 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills102 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Aberdour railway station · 0.1 kmAberdour railway station is a railway station in the village of Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line.
Aberdour · 0.2 kmAberdour is a scenic and historic village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. It is on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, looking south to the island of Inchcolm and its Abbey, and to Leith and Edinburgh beyond.…
Aberdour Castle · 0.2 kmAberdour Castle is in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with Castle Sween in A…
Braefoot Battery · 2.3 kmThe Braefoot Battery was a World War I coastal defence gun battery defending the Firth of Forth. The battery was constructed in 1915 at Braefoot Point, then part of the Earl of Moray's Donibristle Estate. The site is…
Couston Castle · 2.3 kmCouston Castle is an L-plan tower house dating from the late sixteenth or early seventeenth centuries, just north east of Dalgety Bay, at the edge of Otterston Loch in Fife, Scotland. It is built on the site of an ear…
St Bridget's Kirk · 2.6 kmSt. Bridget's Kirk is a ruined church on the outskirts of Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland. It is a shell of a medieval church, dating back at least as far as 1178, and was altered in the 17th century for Protestant worshi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aberdour?
- Aberdour is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- What is the population of Aberdour?
- Aberdour has an approximate settlement population of 1,650.
- How deprived is Aberdour?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Aberdour, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.