Tayport

20°COvercast

• Today: 20° / 10° · 45% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:40

13h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Dundee Broughty Ferry Road, 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)

125 food businesses within 2 miles

• 110 passed
• 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Broughty Ferry (2.4 km)
• 15 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: 164.7p · Asda (7.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (10.8 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

50 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Tayport Harbour (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches10
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

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

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat

North East Fife

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

26 jobs advertised · £19,286 avg

e.g. Become a History Tutor in Tayport – Flexible & Remote, Self Employed Courier, Online History Tutor - Part Time

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 88% · Nuclear 10% · Solar 2%

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 North East Fife:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership333 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s304 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office193 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills156 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces111 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide

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

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  Tayport · 0.1 km

  Tayport, also known as Ferry-Port-on-Craig, is a town in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee. The two were linked by a ferry service until 1939. To the east of Taypo…

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  Tayport railway station · 0.5 km

  Tayport railway station served the town of Tayport, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1967 on the Newport Railway.

• Tayport Castle · 0.5 km

  Tayport Castle, was a Z plan castle that was located near Tayport, Fife, Scotland. The castle was demolished in the 19th century and no remains above ground are visible.

• Tayport F.C. · 0.7 km

  Tayport Football Club are a Scottish football club from Tayport, Fife. Formed in 1947, they play their home games at The Canniepairt. Nicknamed the Port, the club's colours are red, white and black.

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  Broughty Castle · 1.9 km

  Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454, when George Douglas, 4th Earl of A…

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  Broughty Ferry Pier railway station · 2.0 km

  Broughty Ferry Pier railway station served the suburb of Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland from 1848 to 1887 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)