Saline
Saline is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,100. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Eddie's Rest, 7.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Saline area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
4°CClear
- Today: 10° / 1° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 3° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:23Sunset 16:31
9h 8m 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 Dunfermline, 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
33 food businesses within 2 miles
- 30 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Eddie's Rest (6.7 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dunfermline City (8.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY
Across Fife · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 174.7p · Asda (10.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (10.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Cherry Tree Lodge (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Golf courses1
- 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
Graeme Downie
Labour
Dunfermline and Dollar
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
- AyeCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,330 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg
e.g. Courier, Delivery Driver, Delivery Driver - Evri
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 51% · Nuclear 49%
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 Dunfermline and Dollar:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases501 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government309 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth171 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills138 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately127 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Saline, Fife · 0.3 kmSaline is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, situated 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north-west of Dunfermline. It lies in an elevated position on the western slopes of the Cleish Hills.
Steelend · 1.3 kmSteelend is a former mining village in West Fife, Scotland, located on the B914 road approximately three-quarters of a mile east of the village of Saline and four miles north-west of Dunfermline. The village is home t…
Dunfermline (district) · 1.9 kmDunfermline was a local government district in the Fife region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996, lying to the south-west of the regional capital Glenrothes.
Oakley United F.C. · 2.9 kmOakley United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Oakley, Fife. Formed in 1964, they play their home games at Blairwood Park. The club's colours are maroon and light blue.
- Comrie, Fife · 3.2 km
Comrie ; is a village in Fife, Scotland, located immediately west of the neighbouring village of Oakley, 6.2 miles (9.98 km) west of Dunfermline on the A907. In 2019 it had an estimated population of 810.
Blairhall · 3.5 kmBlairhall is a town in West Fife, Scotland. It is situated 1.1 miles (1.77 km) west of Comrie, and 6.7 miles (10.783 km) west of Dunfermline.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saline?
- Saline is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- What is the population of Saline?
- Saline has an approximate settlement population of 1,100.
- How deprived is Saline?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Saline, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.