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Ceres

Ceres is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 950. It has 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Cupar, 3.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ceres 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
North East Fife
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

13°COvercast

  • Today: 14° / 12° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:37

13h 0m 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 Cupar, 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

29 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 21 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cupar (3.4 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cupar (3.4 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: 167.9p · Morrisons (10.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (10.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Cupar Retail Park (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

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

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat

North East Fife

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg

e.g. Self Employed Courier, Online Guitar Tutoring Job in Ceres – Flexible Schedule, Courier

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 69% · Nuclear 31%

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 North East Fife:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Ceres, Fife · 0.3 km

    Ceres is a village in Fife, Scotland, located in a small glen approximately 2 miles (3 km) over the Ceres Moor from Cupar and 7 mi (11 km) from St Andrews. The former parish of that name included the settlements of Ba…

  • Craighall Castle · 1.4 km

    Craighall Castle is located in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. It was built in 1637 by Sir Thomas Hope but there was a tower of previous land owners before 1637. It is now demolished and only some of the castle's walls remain.

  • Hill of Tarvit · 2.0 km

    The Hill of Tarvit is a 20th-century mansion house and gardens in Fife, Scotland. They were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and are today owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

  • North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency) · 2.5 km

    North East Fife is a county constituency in Fife, Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Wendy Chamberlain of the Liberal Democrats since the 2019 general election.

  • Pitscottie · 2.6 km

    Pitscottie is a village in the Parish of Ceres, Fife, situated on the Ceres Burn at a road junction to the south of Dura Den and 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Cupar. The nearby Pitscottie Moor was a favourite meeting pl…

  • Dura Den · 2.7 km

    Dura Den is a small, 3 km-long wooded gorge that is located near Cupar in northeastern Fife, Scotland. This narrow cleft follows a course between the villages of Kemback to the north and Pitscottie to the south. A sma…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ceres?
Ceres is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Ceres?
Ceres has an approximate settlement population of 950.
How deprived is Ceres?
The Fife local authority, which includes Ceres, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.