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Newport-on-Tay

Newport-on-Tay is a town in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 4,203. It has 1 GP surgery, around 7 restaurants and cafés, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Dundee, 3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newport-on-Tay 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

16°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 20° / 11° · 70% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:35

12h 56m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

41US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Broughty Ferry Road, 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

202 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 162 passed
  • 21 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dundee (2.9 km)
  • 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dundee (2.9 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 (6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (8 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

65 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Greenmarket Multi Storey Car Park, Dundee (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds3

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:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens29
  • Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

136 jobs advertised · £28,950 avg

e.g. Online Applied Mathematics Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Applied Mathematics Tutoring Job in Newport-on-Tay – Flexible Schedule

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 76% · Nuclear 19% · Solar 5%

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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Newport-on-Tay East railway station · 0.2 km

    Newport-on-Tay East railway station formerly served the town of Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland. The station closed in 1969.

  • Newport-on-Tay · 0.3 km

    Newport-on-Tay is a town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland. It is approximately 23 miles north-northeast of Edinburgh, 67 miles northeast of Glasgow, and 3 miles south-southeast of Dundee. It had a population of 4…

  • Newport-on-Tay West railway station · 0.8 km

    Newport-on-Tay West railway station served the town of Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland, from 1879 to 1969 on the Newport Railway.

  • Woodhaven, Fife · 1.2 km

    Woodhaven used to be a small village between Newport-on-Tay and Wormit in Fife, Scotland. Due to expansion of these two villages over the years, it is now just the name for a harbour and pier . During World War II the…

  • Forgan (Fife) · 1.7 km

    Forgan is a civil parish in the Scottish county of Fife. It extends 4 miles in length along the north coast of Fife and is at the southern mouth of the River Tay. It is bounded by the other Fife civil parishes of Ferr…

  • Tay Road Bridge · 1.8 km

    The Tay Road Bridge carries the A92 road across the Firth of Tay from Newport-on-Tay in Fife to Dundee in Scotland, just downstream of the Tay Rail Bridge. At around 2,250 metres (1.4 mi), it is one of the longest roa…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Newport-on-Tay?
Newport-on-Tay is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Newport-on-Tay?
Newport-on-Tay has an approximate settlement population of 4,203.
How deprived is Newport-on-Tay?
The Fife local authority, which includes Newport-on-Tay, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.