Where is Lower Largo?

Lower Largo is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.

How deprived is Lower Largo?

The Fife local authority, which includes Lower Largo, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Lower Largo

Lower Largo is a village in Fife, Scotland. It has around 1 pharmacy and 3 restaurants or cafés, 16 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Leven, 4.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lower Largo 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

10°CPartly Cloudy

Today: 10° / 8° · 20% rain
Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:24

8h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

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

31 food businesses within 2 miles

26 passed
2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Leven (4.7 km)
13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Leven (4.7 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)

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 22 kW
Nearest: Homelands Trust-Fife (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres1
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:

NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
NoBudget 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

Schools2
Pharmacies1
Parks & greens2
Restaurants & cafés4

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

Nuclear 56% · Wind 36% · Solar 8%

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:

Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government271 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks173 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills157 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately127 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces111 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Largo railway station · 0.2 km
Largo railway station served the village of Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland from 1857 to 1965 on the East of Fife Railway.
Largo, Fife · 0.3 km
Largo is a parish in Fife, Scotland containing the villages of Upper Largo or Kirkton of Largo, Lower Largo and Lundin Links. It is bounded on the west by the parish of Scoonie, on the north by Ceres and on the east b…
Lower Largo · 0.3 km
Lower Largo or Seatown of Largo is a village in Fife, Scotland, situated on Largo Bay along the north side of the Firth of Forth. It is east of, and contiguous with, Lundin Links.
Upper Largo · 0.9 km
Upper Largo or Kirkton of Largo is a village in the parish of Largo, near the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. It rests on the southern slopes of Largo Law, half a mile north of Largo Bay and the rather larger village of…
Lundin Links · 1.5 km
Lundin Links is a small village in the parish of Largo on the south coast of Fife in eastern central Scotland.
Lundin Links railway station · 1.6 km
Lundin Links railway station served the village of Lundin Links, Fife, Scotland from 1857 to 1965 on the Fife Coast Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lower Largo?: Lower Largo is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
How deprived is Lower Largo?: The Fife local authority, which includes Lower Largo, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.