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
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 6° · 66% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · 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
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Kirkcaldy, 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
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
£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 (7.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (11.7 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
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:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
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
11,330 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
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 Glenrothes and Mid Fife:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government215 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases211 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth205 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK103 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately85 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Nearby towns
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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.