North Queensferry

13°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 12° · 61% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:36

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Rosyth, United Kingdom

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)

133 food businesses within 2 miles

• 118 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: North Queensferry (0.4 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£176,924 average▲ 6.8% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 162.9p · Morrisons (9.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (9.2 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Ferrytoll Park and Ride (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

373,990 residents in Fife

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Melanie Ward

Labour

Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

18 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg

e.g. QESH & Facilities Manager, Become a Italian Tutor in North Queensferry – Flexible & Remote, Online Italian Tutoring Job in North Queensferry – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 74% · Nuclear 26%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s380 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership295 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases289 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office235 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test167 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Deep Sea World · 0.1 km

  Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in the village of North Queensferry in Fife, Scotland. It is host to a collection of large sand tiger sharks, also known as ragged toothed sharks or grey nurse sharks, and various…

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  North Queensferry · 0.3 km

  North Queensferry is a historic coastal village in Fife, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Forth, 9 mi (14 km) from Edinburgh city centre. Located on the North Queensferry Peninsula, it is the southernmost settlement…

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  Carlingnose Point Nature Reserve · 0.3 km

  Carlingnose Point Nature Reserve is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located in North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland.

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  North Queensferry railway station · 0.4 km

  North Queensferry railway station is a railway station in the village of North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 11+1⁄4 miles (18.1 km) northwest of Edinbu…

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  Port Laing · 0.8 km

  Port Laing is a small bay in North Queensferry in Fife, Scotland, and an inlet of Inverkeithing Bay within the Firth of Forth.

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  Inchgarvie · 1.0 km

  Inchgarvie or Inch Garvie is a small, uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth. On the rocks around the island sit four caissons that make up the foundations of the Forth Bridge.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)