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Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy is a town in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 50,370. It has 2 schools, 5 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 18 restaurants & cafés, with 69 bus stops and Kirkcaldy railway station 2.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kirkcaldy 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

18°COvercast

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Kirkcaldy, 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

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 415 passed
  • 16 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Kirkcaldy (0.7 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: 164.7p · Asda (9.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (9.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms4
  • Sports pitches26
  • Playgrounds20

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:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

171 jobs advertised · £35,469 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Vehicle Service Technician, Groundworker

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

97% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 71% · Solar 17% · Wind 9% · Imports 3%

1 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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • 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.

  • Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy · 0.6 km

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

  • Kirkcaldy Galleries · 0.6 km

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

  • 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…

  • The Mercat Shopping Centre · 0.8 km

    The Mercat Shopping Centre is located 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 in total i…

  • 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)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Kirkcaldy?
Kirkcaldy is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Kirkcaldy?
Kirkcaldy has an approximate settlement population of 50,370.
How deprived is Kirkcaldy?
The Fife local authority, which includes Kirkcaldy, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.