Kirkcaldy

7°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 10° / 4° · 12% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:22Sunset 16:30

9h 8m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 414 passed
• 21 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Kirkcaldy (0.7 km)
• 103 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (9.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (2.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

23 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Fife College, St Brycedale Campus (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms4
• Sports pitches26
• Playgrounds20

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)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens27
• Restaurants & cafés63

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

126 jobs advertised · £36,059 avg

e.g. Care Team Leader (Team Facilitator), Clinical Deputy Manager, Warehouse Supervisor

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 53% · Wind 47%

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:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases303 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government270 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth166 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks111 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills102 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

• 
  Fife Opera · 0.6 km

  Fife Opera is a semi-professional grand opera company dating back to 1976, and based in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. It has produced over 40 full-scale productions since its inception.

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  Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy · 0.6 km

  The Hunter Street drill hall is a military installation in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

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  Kirkcaldy Galleries · 0.6 km

  Kirkcaldy Galleries is the main museum, library and exhibition space in Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland.

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  Kirkcaldy railway station · 0.7 km

  Kirkcaldy railway station is a railway station in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line and principal East Coast Main Line, 26 miles (42 km) north eas…

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  The Mercat Shopping Centre · 0.8 km

  The Mercat Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. The Mercat – including surrounding areas – accounts for at least 30% of all the floorspace in Kirkcaldy town centre, which…

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  Kirkcaldy Town House · 0.8 km

  Kirkcaldy Town House is a Scandinavian influenced town hall located in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The current town house was begun in 1937, from a competition-winning design by architects David Carr and William Howard…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)