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Springfield

Springfield is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 960. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Springfield, 0.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Springfield 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

13°CClear

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 74% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:40

13h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Cupar, 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

21 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 19 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Springfield (0.5 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Springfield (0.6 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: 169.9p · BP (11 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · BP (11 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Bonnygate Car Park (3.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches8
  • 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

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
  • Parks & greens9
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

176 jobs advertised · £36,164 avg

e.g. Experienced Key Account Manager, Online Computer science Tutor - Part Time, Online Music 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 69% · Nuclear 31%

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

  • Springfield, Fife · 0.0 km

    Springfield is a town on the edge of the Howe of Fife, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south-west of the town of Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

  • Springfield railway station (Scotland) · 0.5 km

    Springfield railway station serves the village of Springfield in Fife, Scotland. The station has two platforms and is unstaffed. Services are operated by ScotRail.

  • Stratheden, Fife · 1.2 km

    Stratheden is a hamlet 2 miles west of Cupar, and just north of Springfield, in Fife, Scotland.

  • Stratheden Hospital · 1.2 km

    Stratheden Hospital is currently a small community hospital in Stratheden, Cupar, Fife which was originally called Fife and Kinross District Asylum. Its name was changed to Stratheden Hospital in 1948. It was a centre…

  • Scottish Deer Centre · 1.9 km

    The Scottish Deer Centre is a 55-acre (22 ha) zoological park near Cupar in Fife, Scotland.

  • Cupar Muir · 2.1 km

    Cupar Muir or Cuparmuir is a hamlet or small village situated just outside the town of Cupar, Fife. Lying around 25.5 miles (41 km) north of Edinburgh, it had a population of around 229 in 2011.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Springfield?
Springfield is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Springfield?
Springfield has an approximate settlement population of 960.
How deprived is Springfield?
The Fife local authority, which includes Springfield, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.