Kinghorn

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• Today: 18° / 10° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:38

13h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

50US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom

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)

44 food businesses within 2 miles

• 40 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kinghorn (0.1 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£176,924 average▲ 6.8% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (9.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (9.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: The Ecology Centre, Kinghorn Loch, Fife (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches4
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

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

Melanie Ward

Labour

Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

20 jobs advertised · £24,416 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Optical Assistant, Online History Tutor - Part Time

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

98% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 67% · Wind 31% · Imports 2% · Biomass 0%

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 Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s380 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership295 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases289 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office235 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test167 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Kinghorn railway station · 0.1 km

  Kinghorn railway station is a railway station in the town of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 22+3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) north east of Edinburgh Waverley.

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  Kinghorn Lifeboat Station · 0.1 km

  Kinghorn Lifeboat Station is located at St James Place, Kinghorn, a town and seaside resort on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth, on the Fife peninsula, on the east coast of Scotland.

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  Newburgh Town House · 0.4 km

  Newburgh Town House is a municipal building in the High Street in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a series of artists' studios, is a Category B listed building.

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  Kinghorn Town Hall · 0.4 km

  Kinghorn Town Hall is a municipal building in St Leonard's Place, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which is used as holiday accommodation for tourists, is a Category B listed building.

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  Kinghorn · 0.4 km

  Kinghorn is a town and parish in Fife, Scotland. A seaside resort with two beaches, Kinghorn Beach and Pettycur Bay, plus a fishing port, it stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, opposite Edinburgh.

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  Seafield Colliery · 2.7 km

  Seafield Colliery was in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Work on the colliery was started on 12 May 1954 and production began in 1966. On 10 May 1973, five men were killed when a roof collapsed. Despite it being said that…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)