Limekilns
Limekilns is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,400. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Rosyth, 3.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Limekilns area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
10°CClear
- Today: 18° / 10° · 79% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:42
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Dunfermline, 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
87 food businesses within 2 miles
- 72 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Rosyth (3.2 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rosyth (3.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£176,924 average▲ 6.8% YoY
Across Fife · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
30 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Stephens Bakery - Primrose Lane (2.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- 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
Graeme Downie
Labour
Dunfermline and Dollar
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics2
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg
e.g. Courier - Evri, Online Arabic Tutor - Part Time, Freelance Driver
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
Wind 81% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 2%
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 Dunfermline and Dollar:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases481 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership345 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test207 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office199 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Limekilns · 0.3 kmLimekilns is a historic coastal village in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Forth, around 3 miles (5 km) south of Dunfermline and 13 miles (21km) northwest of Edinburgh.
- Broomhall House · 0.7 km
Broomhall House is the family seat of the Earls of Elgin, three miles south-west of Dunfermline, sitting above the village of Limekilns and near the village of Charlestown, in Fife, Scotland. The building was design…
- Pattiesmuir · 1.3 km
Pattiesmuir is a small, dormitory hamlet located in the west of Fife, in Scotland. It lies west of Rosyth and south west of Dunfermline.
Charlestown (KL) railway station · 1.3 kmCharlestown railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1894 to 1926 on the Kincardine Line.
HMS Scotia · 1.6 kmHMS Scotia is a Royal Naval Reserve unit. It was formed in 1958, then reorganised in 1994 and currently recruits volunteers from the east of Scotland. The unit has accommodation and other facilities, headquartered in…
HMS Caledonia (shore establishment) · 1.6 kmHis Majesty’s Ship Caledonia is a military establishment of the Royal Navy based next to the former Royal Naval Dockyard, Rosyth in Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Limekilns?
- Limekilns is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- What is the population of Limekilns?
- Limekilns has an approximate settlement population of 1,400.
- How deprived is Limekilns?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Limekilns, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.