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Methil

Methil is a town in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 10,890. It has around 2 pharmacies and around 4 restaurants and cafés, along with 15 bus stops and Cameron Bridge railway station 0.7km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Methil 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
Glenrothes
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

16°COvercast

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:37

13h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Cupar, 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

291 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 235 passed
  • 9 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Leven (1.4 km)
  • 30 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Leven (1.4 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 (9.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (9.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Fife College, Levenmouth Campus, Buckhaven (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches25
  • Playgrounds30

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

Richard Baker

Labour

Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally 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

  • Schools8
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens17
  • Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

30 jobs advertised · £32,133 avg

e.g. Brow and Lash Expert, Sous Chef, Counterbalance Forklift 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

97% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 72% · Solar 18% · Wind 6% · 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 Glenrothes and Mid Fife:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Methil · 0.1 km

    Methil is a coastal town in Fife, Scotland.

  • Kirkland High School and Community College · 0.3 km

    Kirkland High School was a six-year comprehensive school in Methil that served the population in the Levenmouth area, Scotland. From January 2005 until June 2016 the head teacher was Ronnie Ross. In June 2012 Fife Cou…

  • Bayview Park, Methil · 0.6 km

    Bayview Park was a football stadium in the town of Methil, Fife, Scotland. It was the home ground of East Fife F.C. from their formation in 1903 until they moved to the new Bayview Stadium in 1998.

  • Methil railway station · 0.6 km

    Methil railway station is a former station that served the village of Methil, Fife, Scotland, from 1887 to 1955 on the Leven Extension Railway.

  • Methil Docks · 1.0 km

    The Methil Docks are situated in Methil, Fife, Scotland, on the northern shores of the Firth of Forth. Historically, the docks served as a port for the transport of coal cargoes. However, since the decline of the mini…

  • Buckhaven · 1.0 km

    Buckhaven is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth between East Wemyss and Methil. Buckhaven is on the Fife Coastal Path, and near to Wemyss Caves and Largo Bay.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Methil?
Methil is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Methil?
Methil has an approximate settlement population of 10,890.
How deprived is Methil?
The Fife local authority, which includes Methil, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.