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Balmullo

Balmullo is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,430. It has 12 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Leuchars, located 2.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Balmullo area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Fife
County
Fife
Constituency
North East Fife
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

8°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 6° · 58% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:21

8h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Broughty Ferry 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

46 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 40 passed
  • 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Leuchars (2.3 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Leuchars (2.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-08

Detached£352,415
Semi-detached£209,317
Terraced£166,535
Flat£112,580

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (10.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (10.8 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 13 kW
  • Nearest: Leuchars Railway Station Car Park (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • 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

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat

North East Fife

Recent votes:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg

e.g. Courier - Evri, Delivery Driver, Self Employed Courier

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 58% · Nuclear 42%

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 North East Fife:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Balmullo · 0.1 km

    Balmullo is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 7 miles (11 km) from the town of St Andrews and near to the villages of Lucklawhill, Guardbridge, Dairsie and Leuchars. Army base Leuchars Station is also nearby.

  • Lucklawhill · 1.1 km

    Lucklawhill is a hamlet one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the village of Balmullo in Fife, Scotland. Historically, Lucklawhill belonged to the Logie parish.

  • Leuchars railway station · 2.3 km

    Leuchars railway station serves the towns of Leuchars and St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The station is the last northbound stop before Dundee.

  • Logie, Fife · 2.3 km

    Logie is a parish and village in east Fife, Scotland, 5 miles north-east of Cupar.

  • Leuchars (Old) railway station · 2.7 km

    Leuchars (Old) railway station served the town of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, from 1848 to 1921 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

  • Eden Mill St Andrews distillery · 2.8 km

    Eden Mill St Andrews are independent distillers based in Guardbridge, Scotland, about 3 miles (5km) north-west of St Andrews. The distillery is located on a 38-acre site, known as the Eden Campus, owned by the Univers…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Balmullo?
Balmullo is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Balmullo?
Balmullo has an approximate settlement population of 1,430.
How deprived is Balmullo?
The Fife local authority, which includes Balmullo, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.