Where is Charlestown?

Charlestown is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.

How deprived is Charlestown?

The Fife local authority, which includes Charlestown, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Charlestown

Charlestown is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has 15 bus stops and is served by Dunfermline City railway station, 4.6 km away. The area features 1 pharmacy and 3 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Charlestown 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: Dunfermline and West 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: 18° / 10° · 80% rain
Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:42

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Dunfermline, 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

37 food businesses within 2 miles

34 passed
1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Dunfermline City (4.6 km)
15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dunfermline City (4.6 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: 169.7p · Asda (7.7 km)
Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (7.7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 180 kW
Nearest: Best Western Keavil House Hotel (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches6
Playgrounds2

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

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

Schools1
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies1
Parks & greens17
Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

26 jobs advertised · £25,113 avg

e.g. Online Italian Tutor - Part Time, Online Guitar Tutoring Job in Charlestown (Cornwall) – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Charlestown (Cornwall) – Flexible & Remote

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

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 Dunfermline and Dollar:

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases481 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership345 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test207 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office199 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Charlestown, Fife · 0.1 km
Charlestown is a village in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, south-east of Crombie and around 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Limekilns, and 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Dunfermline. The villa…
Charlestown railway station (ER) · 0.3 km
Charlestown (ER) railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1833 to 1863 on the Elgin Railway.
Charlestown (KL) railway station · 0.5 km
Charlestown railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1894 to 1926 on the Kincardine Line.
Broomhall House · 1.1 km
Broomhall House is the family seat of the Earls of Elgin, three miles south-west of Dunfermline, sitting above the village of Limekilns and near the village of Charlestown, in Fife, Scotland. The building was design…
Limekilns · 1.4 km
Limekilns is a historic coastal village in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Forth, around 3 miles (5 km) south of Dunfermline and 13 miles (21km) northwest of Edinburgh.
DM Crombie · 1.8 km
Defence Munitions Crombie is a military munitions depot on the upper Firth of Forth in West Fife, Scotland. The depot is located on the north shore of the river, south of the village of Crombie and west of Charlestow…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Charlestown?: Charlestown is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
How deprived is Charlestown?: The Fife local authority, which includes Charlestown, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.