Coaltown of Wemyss
Coaltown of Wemyss is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 610. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Glenrothes with Thornton, 3.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Coaltown of Wemyss area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 6° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:25
8h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US 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
42 food businesses within 2 miles
- 31 passed
- 3 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Glenrothes with Thornton (3.5 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Glenrothes with Thornton (3.6 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 (7.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (3.8 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
38 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Stephens Bakery-Kirkcaldy (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds3
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
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
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
Nuclear 55% · Wind 45%
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
Notable places nearby
Coaltown of Wemyss · 0.0 kmCoaltown of Wemyss is a village in south-east Fife, Scotland, around 5 km north of Kirkcaldy. The town was built in the 1890s as an estate village on the lands of nearby Wemyss Castle to house - as the name implies -…
Wemyss Castle · 0.9 kmWemyss Castle is situated in Wemyss on the sea cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland. Wemyss Castle is considered to be a multi-period building, and today's castle includes many…
West Wemyss Tolbooth · 1.3 kmWest Wemyss Tolbooth is a municipal building in Main Street, West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which is used as commercial offices, is a Category B listed building.
- West Wemyss railway station · 1.4 km
West Wemyss railway station served the village of West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, from 1881 to 1949 on the Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway.
Wemyss Castle railway station · 1.7 kmWemyss Castle railway station served the village of East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, from 1881 to 1955 on the Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway.
Wemyss, Fife · 1.8 kmWemyss is a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth. It is bounded on the north-east by the parish of Scoonie and the south-west by the parish of Kirkcaldy and Dysart and its len…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coaltown of Wemyss?
- Coaltown of Wemyss is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- What is the population of Coaltown of Wemyss?
- Coaltown of Wemyss has an approximate settlement population of 610.
- How deprived is Coaltown of Wemyss?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Coaltown of Wemyss, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.