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
13°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 8° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:40
13h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
45US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Dunfermline, 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
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
£176,924 average▲ 6.8% YoY
Across Fife · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (10.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (10.8 km)
3 stations 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:
- AyeTerminally 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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg
e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Saline – Flexible Schedule, Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time
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
94% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 69% · Solar 16% · Wind 8% · Imports 6%
2 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 cases481 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership345 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test207 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office199 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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.