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Buckhaven

Buckhaven is a town in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 4,340. It has two pharmacies, around 2 restaurants and cafés, and 26 bus stops, with Cameron Bridge railway station 1.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Buckhaven 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
Glenrothes
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

10°CSunny

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:31

9h 12m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

3US 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

174 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 138 passed
  • 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cameron Bridge (2.2 km)
  • 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cameron Bridge (2.2 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 (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (7.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

15 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: College Street Car Park, Buckhaven (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches22
  • Playgrounds9

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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens15
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £45,009 avg

e.g. Plater, Welfare Support Assistant, Trainee Driving Instructor - Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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% · Solar 0%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Buckhaven railway station · 0.3 km

    Buckhaven railway station served the town of Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, from 1881 to 1964 on the Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway.

  • Buckhaven Lifeboat Station · 0.5 km

    Buckhaven Lifeboat Station was located at the top of Buckhaven Harbour at Buckhaven, a town overlooking the Firth of Forth, sitting on the south-east coast of the Fife peninsula, in Scotland.

  • Buckhaven · 0.7 km

    Buckhaven is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth between East Wemyss and Methil. Buckhaven is on the Fife Coastal Path, and near to Wemyss Caves and Largo Bay.

  • Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital · 0.7 km

    Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital is a community hospital located in Buckhaven, Fife, managed by NHS Fife.

  • Buckhaven High School · 1.3 km

    Buckhaven High School was a six-year co-educational non-denominational comprehensive school in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland. Originally, Buckhaven was Levenmouth's high school for pupils who passed their Eleven-plus exam…

  • Methil · 1.6 km

    Methil is a coastal town in Fife, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Buckhaven?
Buckhaven is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Buckhaven?
Buckhaven has an approximate settlement population of 4,340.
How deprived is Buckhaven?
The Fife local authority, which includes Buckhaven, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.