Bowhill
Bowhill is a town or village in Fife, Scotland. It has 2 pharmacies and around 6 restaurants and cafés, along with 23 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Cardenden, 0.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bowhill area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
17°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 12° · 80% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:36
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US 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
63 food businesses within 2 miles
- 55 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cardenden (0.8 km)
- 23 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cardenden (0.8 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 (7.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (7.9 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Ore Valley Housing Association (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches11
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds10
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
Richard Baker
Labour
Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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 75% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 5%
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 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
Cardenden railway station · 0.8 kmCardenden railway station is a railway station in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 27 miles (43 km) north of Edinburgh Waverley. It opened to traffic in 184…
Auchterderran · 1.1 kmAuchterderran is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is sometimes thought as part of the larger village, Cardenden, although Cardenden is part of the parish of Auchterderran.
Dundonald Bluebell F.C. · 1.3 kmDundonald Bluebell Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Cardenden, Fife. The team plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. Their home ground i…
Cardenden · 1.8 kmCardenden is a Scottish town located on the south bank of the River Ore in the parish of Auchterderran, Fife. It is approximately four miles northwest of Kirkcaldy. Cardenden was named in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Nor…
- Driftland · 2.5 km
Driftland is a purpose-built race track for drifting at the Lochgelly Motorsport Complex, Fife, Scotland, inspired by the drift tracks of Japan.
Kinglassie · 2.7 kmKinglassie is a small village and parish in central Fife, Scotland. It is located two miles southwest of Glenrothes. It has a population of around 1,900 (2020) The civil parish has a population of 22,543. The village…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bowhill?
- Bowhill is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- How deprived is Bowhill?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Bowhill, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.