Bowershall
Bowershall is a village in Fife, Scotland. It has 11 bus stops and Eddie's Rest railway station 0.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bowershall area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
4°CMist
- Today: 9° / 4° · 62% 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
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Dunfermline, 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
94 food businesses within 2 miles
- 83 passed
- 2 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Eddie's Rest (1.1 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dunfermline Queen Margaret (3.1 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: 172.7p · Asda (3.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (3.7 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
26 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds1
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,330 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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 Dunfermline and Dollar:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases501 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government309 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth171 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills138 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately127 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bowershall · 0.6 kmBowershall is a village in Fife, Scotland, UK, situated near Craigluscar Hill, two miles north of Dunfermline, one mile north of Townhill, and to the west of Loch Fitty, south of the B915.
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum · 1.1 kmThe Scottish Vintage Bus Museum is a transport museum in Lathalmond, 2.5 miles north of Dunfermline, Fife. The museum is open every Sunday between April and the start of October.
Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline · 2.5 kmQueen Anne High School is a large secondary school in the city of Dunfermline in Fife. It is named for Anne of Denmark, the queen of James VI, whose former home was the school's original location.
Queen Margaret Hospital · 2.8 kmQueen Margaret Hospital is a hospital located in the city of Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife.
Kingseat · 2.8 kmKingseat is a village in Fife, Scotland, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Dunfermline. It was originally a coal mining village with the first pits sunk in the area in the mid 1800s. According to local bel…
Radio West Fife · 2.8 kmRadio West Fife is the Community radio station serving Dunfermline and West Fife. It launched on DAB+ on 31 August 2026 after 14 years as an online station. Radio West Fife broadcasts to a population of almost 225000…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bowershall?
- Bowershall is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- How deprived is Bowershall?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Bowershall, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.