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Kelty

Kelty is a town in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 6,590. It has two pharmacies, five restaurants and cafés, 36 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Cowdenbeath, 3.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kelty 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
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
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: 16° / 10° · 89% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:44

13h 9m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

87US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Dunfermline, 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

48 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 40 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cowdenbeath (3.6 km)
  • 38 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cowdenbeath (3.6 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: 167.7p · Asda (5.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (5.9 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds5

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:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés5

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 · £35,866 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Wheel Loader and Excavator Driver, Security Officer

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 Glenrothes and Mid Fife:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kelty · 0.4 km

    Kelty is a former coal mining town located in Fife, Scotland. Lying in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife and adjacent to the M90 motorway, it is situated on the Fife/Kinross-shire boundary and has a popul…

  • Kelty Hearts F.C. · 0.6 km

    Kelty Hearts Football Club is a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975, the club currently competes in Scottish League Two. Their home colours are maroon shirts, white shorts and…

  • Keltybridge · 1.1 km

    Keltybridge is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about one mile north of Kelty, which is across the Fife border. It stands on the northern banks of Kelty Burn.

  • Kelty railway station · 1.5 km

    Kelty railway station served the village of Kelty, Fife, Scotland from 1860 to 1930 on the Kinross-shire Railway.

  • Lassodie · 2.1 km

    Lassodie is an abandoned settlement located two miles south-west of Kelty, between Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath, in Fife.

  • Loch Ore · 2.8 km

    Loch Ore is a loch situated in Fife, Scotland. It forms the core of Lochore Meadows Country Park. It is used mainly for leisure purposes, especially yachting, although the uneven depth can make speed boating problematic.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kelty?
Kelty is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Kelty?
Kelty has an approximate settlement population of 6,590.
How deprived is Kelty?
The Fife local authority, which includes Kelty, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.