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Kingseat (Fife)

Kingseat is a village in Fife, Scotland, with six bus stops and the nearest railway station at Dunfermline Queen Margaret, 2.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kingseat (Fife) 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
Dunfermline and West 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

6°COvercast

  • Today: 9° / 4° · 62% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:24

8h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Dunfermline, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

154 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 139 passed
  • 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dunfermline Queen Margaret (2.1 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dunfermline Queen Margaret (2.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-08

Detached£352,415
Semi-detached£209,317
Terraced£166,535
Flat£112,580

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 172.7p · Asda (1.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (1.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

31 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Halbeath Park & Ride (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds2

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

Melanie Ward

Labour

Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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 59% · Nuclear 41%

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 Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kingseat · 0.0 km

    Kingseat is a village in Fife, Scotland, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Dunfermline. It was originally a coal mining village with the first pits sunk in the area in the mid 1800s. According to local bel…

  • Halbeath railway station · 1.5 km

    Halbeath railway station served the village of Halbeath, Fife, Scotland, from 1850 to 1930 on the Dunfermline Branch.

  • Halbeath · 1.9 km

    Halbeath is a village northeast of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It derives its name from the Gaelic choil beath, which means "wood of birches", and began as a colliery village. In the summer of 1789, a coal pit was su…

  • Carnegie College · 2.0 km

    Carnegie College was a further education college based in Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was established in 1899, with financial support from George Lauder and Andrew Carnegie and named after their father a…

  • Queen Margaret Hospital · 2.1 km

    Queen Margaret Hospital is a hospital located in the city of Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife.

  • Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station · 2.1 km

    Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station is a railway station in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 18+1⁄2 miles (29.8 km) north of Edinburgh Waverley. Th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kingseat (Fife)?
Kingseat (Fife) is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
How deprived is Kingseat (Fife)?
The Fife local authority, which includes Kingseat (Fife), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.