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Ladybank

Ladybank is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,530. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and Ladybank railway station 0.4km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ladybank 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
North East 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°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 10° / 3° · 14% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:22Sunset 16:29

9h 7m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Cupar, 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

65 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 57 passed
  • 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ladybank (0.1 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ladybank (0.1 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: 169.7p · Asda (8.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (8.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Back Wynd Car Park, Falkland (5.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds4

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

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat

North East Fife

Recent votes:

  • AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg

e.g. Trainee Driving Instructor - Ladybank, Fife, Scotland, AVON Representatives wanted in Ladybank, Fife, Scotland – start today

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

Nuclear 61% · Wind 39%

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 North East Fife:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ladybank · 0.1 km

    Ladybank is a village and former burgh of Fife, Scotland. It is about 62 kilometres (39 mi) north of Edinburgh, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Cupar, close to the River Eden. Its 2006 population was estimated at 1…

  • Ladybank railway station · 0.2 km

    Ladybank railway station serves the town of Ladybank in Fife, Scotland.

  • Kingskettle · 1.4 km

    Kingskettle or often simply Kettle is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland. Encompassed by the Howe of Fife, the village is approximately 5.5 miles (9 km) southwest of the nearest town, Cupar, and 22 miles (35 km) n…

  • Kingskettle railway station · 1.4 km

    Kingskettle railway station served the village of Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland, from 1847 to 1967 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

  • Howe of Fife · 1.8 km

    The Howe of Fife is the broad, low-lying valley of the River Eden, lying between the Ochil Hills and the Lomond Hills in Fife, Scotland. Howe, in Scots means a hollow or a plain bounded by hills. The alternative terms…

  • Balmalcolm · 1.9 km

    Balmalcolm is a small village in the Kettle parish of Fife, Scotland. Encompassed by the low-lying Howe of Fife, the village is roughly 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) southwest of Cupar, the nearest town, and around 22 miles nort…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ladybank?
Ladybank is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Ladybank?
Ladybank has an approximate settlement population of 1,530.
How deprived is Ladybank?
The Fife local authority, which includes Ladybank, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.