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Guardbridge

Guardbridge is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 660. It has 9 bus stops and around 3 restaurants and cafés. The nearest railway station is Leuchars, 1.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Guardbridge 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°COvercast

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 71% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:40

13h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

65US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Broughty Ferry Road, 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

45 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 41 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Leuchars (1.1 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Leuchars (1.1 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: 167.9p · Morrisons (6.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (6.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

14 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Leuchars Railway Station Car Park (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • 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

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised

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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 North East Fife:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Eden Mill St Andrews distillery · 0.3 km

    Eden Mill St Andrews are independent distillers based in Guardbridge, Scotland, about 3 miles (5km) north-west of St Andrews. The distillery is located on a 38-acre site, known as the Eden Campus, owned by the Univers…

  • Guardbridge · 0.4 km

    Guardbridge is a town in the north-east of Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west of St Andrews, and is situated on the estuary of the River Eden, at the junction of the A91…

  • Guardbridge railway station · 0.7 km

    Guardbridge railway station served the village of Guardbridge, Fife, Scotland from 1852 to 1965 on The St. Andrews Railway.

  • St Andrews Rail Link · 0.8 km

    The St Andrews Rail Link Campaign was established in 1989 with the aim of reconnecting Scottish town of St Andrews to the railway.

  • Leuchars railway station · 1.1 km

    Leuchars railway station serves the towns of Leuchars and St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The station is the last northbound stop before Dundee.

  • Leuchars Station · 1.4 km

    Leuchars Station is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Guardbridge?
Guardbridge is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Guardbridge?
Guardbridge has an approximate settlement population of 660.
How deprived is Guardbridge?
The Fife local authority, which includes Guardbridge, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.