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Elie

Elie is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 949. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 2 restaurants and cafés, plus 8 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Elie 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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 9° · 65% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:27Sunset 16:22

8h 54m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Mains Loan, 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

29 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 23 passed
  • 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Leven (11.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-08

Detached£352,415
Semi-detached£209,317
Terraced£166,535
Flat£112,580

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches12
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds1

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:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Assistant Janitor

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 59% · Nuclear 41%

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Elie Parish Church · 0.1 km

    Elie Parish Church is a church building in Elie, Fife, Scotland. It is Category B listed, its oldest surviving part dating to the 1726.

  • Elie Primary School · 0.2 km

    Elie Primary School is a school in Elie, Fife, Scotland. It is located partly in a Category C listed building dating from 1858. The architect of the relevant north block was Elie native John Currie.

  • Elie and Earlsferry · 0.3 km

    Elie and Earlsferry is a coastal town and former royal burgh in Fife, and parish, Scotland, situated within the East Neuk beside Chapel Ness on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, eight miles east of Leven. The bur…

  • Elie railway station · 0.4 km

    Elie railway station served the town of Elie and Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland, from 1863 to 1965 on the Fife Coast Railway.

  • The Golf House Club · 0.7 km

    The Golf House Club, Elie established in 1875, is a historic members golf club located in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Members have playing rights over Elie Links, a UK Top 100 Golf Course.

  • Elie House · 0.8 km

    Elie House is a country house in Elie, Fife, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Elie?
Elie is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Elie?
Elie has an approximate settlement population of 949.
How deprived is Elie?
The Fife local authority, which includes Elie, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.