Newburgh (Fife)
Newburgh (Fife) is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has 4 bus stops, 1 pharmacy, and 2 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newburgh (Fife) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
15°CSunny
- Today: 15° / 7° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:49
13h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Perth Atholl Street, 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
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ladybank (11.2 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)
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: East Port Garage (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds5
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:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
20 jobs advertised · £20,687 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver - Evri, AVON Representatives wanted in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland – start today, Become a French Tutor in Newburgh (Lancashire) – Flexible & Remote
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
99% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 43% · Wind 42% · Solar 13% · Imports 1%
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 North East Fife:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership333 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s304 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office193 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills156 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces111 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Newburgh, Fife · 0.2 km
Newburgh is a royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, at the south shore of the Firth of Tay. The town has a population of 2,171, which constitutes a 10% increase since 1901 when the population was counted at 1,904…
- Newburgh railway station · 0.7 km
Newburgh railway station in the town of Newburgh, Fife was closed in 1955. The station sat on the Perth to Edinburgh Waverley line which is still used today. There is an active campaign run by the local community to r…
Lindores Abbey · 0.7 kmLindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Lindores and is…
Lindores Abbey distillery · 0.9 kmLindores Abbey distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Newburgh in the Lowlands whisky region in Scotland and is directly opposite the Abbey. It started distilling whisky in December 2017, using three stills made…
Clatchard Craig · 1.0 kmThe fort of Clatchard Craig was located on a hill of the same name by the Tay. A human presence on the site has been identified from the Neolithic period onward and the fort itself was occupied from the sixth century…
Mugdrum Island · 1.2 kmMugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy, and covers an area of 55.7 acres (22.5 ha). It is the only significant island in…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newburgh (Fife)?
- Newburgh (Fife) is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- How deprived is Newburgh (Fife)?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Newburgh (Fife), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.