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St Andrews

St Andrews is a city in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 18,000. There are 58 bus stops in the area and the nearest railway station is Leuchars, 7 km away. Local facilities include 1 GP or clinic, 2 pharmacies, and 62 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the St Andrews 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°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 12° · 77% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:39

13h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

65US AQI · Moderate

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

257 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 205 passed
  • 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Leuchars (7.0 km)
  • 58 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Leuchars (7.1 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: 167.9p · Morrisons (0.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (0.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

15 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Argyle Street Car Park (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches49
  • Golf courses4
  • Playgrounds15

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

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens219
  • Restaurants & cafés73

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

259 jobs advertised · £33,319 avg

e.g. Head of Drama, Admissions Assistant, Study Skills - Autism Spectrum

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

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

  • St Andrews Botanic Garden · 0.0 km

    The St Andrews Botanic Garden is an 18-acre botanical garden in the university town of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. It is located on the banks of the wooded Kinness Burn in the Canongate area, on the southern edge of…

  • University Hall (University of St Andrews) · 0.5 km

    University Hall is a student hall of residence at the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. When it opened in 1896 it was the first residence for women students in Scotland. University Hall is now a…

  • New Park School · 0.6 km

    New Park School was an independent preparatory school in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The school was founded in 1933 by Cuthbert Dixon, previously a teacher at Merchiston Castle School, and closed in 2005.

  • Madras College · 0.6 km

    Madras College, often referred to as Madras, is a Scottish comprehensive secondary school located in St Andrews, Fife. It educates over 1,400 pupils aged between 11 and 18 and was founded in 1833 by Andrew Bell.

  • Siege of St Andrews Castle · 0.7 km

    The siege of St Andrews Castle (1546–1547) followed the killing of Cardinal David Beaton by a group of Protestants at St Andrews Castle. They remained in the castle and were besieged by the Governor of Scotland, Regen…

  • St Andrews (New) railway station · 0.7 km

    St Andrews railway station was the second station to be built in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The station, which was in service from 1887 to 1969, was built by the St Andrews Railway and the Anstruther and…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is St Andrews?
St Andrews is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
How deprived is St Andrews?
The Fife local authority, which includes St Andrews, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.