Kincardine
Kincardine is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 2,810. There are 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Kinneil Halt, 5.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kincardine area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
11°CCloudy
- Today: 16° / 10° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:43
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
77US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Falkirk Grangemouth MC, 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
43 food businesses within 2 miles
- 35 passed
- 3 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Alloa (6.9 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Alloa (6.8 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: 164.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (8.6 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Walker Street Car Park, Kincardine (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds7
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
Graeme Downie
Labour
Dunfermline and Dollar
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally 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
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
12 jobs advertised · £33,554 avg
e.g. Site Agent, Delivery Driver, Self Employed Van Driver
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 82% · Nuclear 18%
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 Dunfermline and Dollar:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases481 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership345 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test207 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office199 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Kincardine, Fife · 0.1 km
Kincardine or Kincardine-on-Forth is a town on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. The town was given the status of a burgh of barony in 1663. It was at one time a reasonably prosperous minor por…
- Kincardine railway station · 0.2 km
Kincardine railway station served the town of Kincardine, Fife, Scotland from 1893 to 1930 on the Kincardine Line.
Kincardine Bridge · 0.7 kmThe Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk to Kincardine, Fife, Scotland.
River Forth · 0.7 kmThe River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, 47 km (29 mi) long, which drains into the North Sea on the east coast of the country. Its drainage basin covers much of Stirlingshire in Scotland's Central Belt. T…
Kincardine power station · 0.7 kmKincardine power station was a 760 MW coal-fired power station on the shores of the upper Firth of Forth by Kincardine on Forth, Fife, Scotland.
Tulliallan Castle · 0.7 kmTulliallan Castle is a large house in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland. It is the second structure to have the name, and is a mixture of Gothic and Italian style architecture set amid some 90 acres of parkland just north of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kincardine?
- Kincardine is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- What is the population of Kincardine?
- Kincardine has an approximate settlement population of 2,810.
- How deprived is Kincardine?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Kincardine, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.