Freuchie

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• Today: 10° / 5° · 35% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:24Sunset 16:27

9h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom

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)

29 food businesses within 2 miles

• 23 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ladybank (3.7 km)
• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (5.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (5.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Back Wynd Car Park, Falkland (3.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

373,990 residents in Fife

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat

North East Fife

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised · £37,440 avg

e.g. Mobile Plant Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 61% · Wind 39%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Fife:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government271 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks173 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills157 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately127 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces111 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Freuchie · 0.2 km

  Freuchie is a village in Fife, Scotland, at the foot of the Lomond Hills, and near Falkland. The nearest major town is Glenrothes located 4 miles to the south.

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  Falkland Road railway station · 0.9 km

  Falkland Road railway station served the village of Freuchie, Fife, Scotland from 1847 to 1958 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. It lay almost 1 kilometre to the south of the village at the north end of the Marki…

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  Kingskettle railway station · 2.8 km

  Kingskettle railway station served the village of Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland, from 1847 to 1967 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

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  Falkland, Fife · 2.8 km

  Falkland is a village, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, at the foot of the Lomond Hills. According to the 2022 census it has a population of 1,041.

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  Fife · 2.8 km

  Fife is a council area and lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the south, Clackmannanshire to the south-west, an…

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  Kingskettle · 3.0 km

  Kingskettle or often simply Kettle is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland. Encompassed by the Howe of Fife, the village is approximately 5.5 miles (9 km) southwest of the nearest town, Cupar, and 22 miles (35 km) n…

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