Dalgety Bay
Dalgety Bay is a town in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 9,810. There are around 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pharmacy, and 1 supermarket, along with 48 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Dalgety Bay, located 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dalgety Bay area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
15°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 12° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:36
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
39US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Rosyth, 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
105 food businesses within 2 miles
- 94 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dalgety Bay (1.3 km)
- 39 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dalgety Bay (1.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£176,924 average▲ 6.8% YoY
Across Fife · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (11.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (11.6 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: AV Dept (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds15
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
Melanie Ward
Labour
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens37
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
24 jobs advertised · £29,868 avg
e.g. Domino’s Delivery Driver (Own Car Required), Lead CFD Engineer, Become a Computer science Tutor in Dalgety Bay – 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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 74% · Nuclear 26%
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 Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s380 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership295 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases289 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office235 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test167 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dalgety Bay?
- Dalgety Bay is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- What is the population of Dalgety Bay?
- Dalgety Bay has an approximate settlement population of 9,810.
- How deprived is Dalgety Bay?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Dalgety Bay, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.