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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

15°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 10° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:40

13h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

7US 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

174 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 137 passed
  • 7 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

£176,924 average▲ 6.8% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-06

Detached£344,689
Semi-detached£203,131
Terraced£160,573
Flat£108,859

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (9.1 km)

8 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:

  • 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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens15
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £32,183 avg

e.g. Senior Practitioner, AVON Representatives wanted in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland – start today, Registered Nurse

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 89% · Nuclear 10% · Solar 2%

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 2026-08-06

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.