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Windygates

Windygates is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,890. It has 1 pharmacy and 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 5 bus stops and Cameron Bridge railway station 0.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Windygates 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
Glenrothes
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

6°CClear

  • Today: 10° / 4° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:25

8h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Kirkcaldy, 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

207 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 169 passed
  • 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cameron Bridge (0.7 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cameron Bridge (0.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-08

Detached£352,415
Semi-detached£209,317
Terraced£166,535
Flat£112,580

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (7.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (8.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Cameron Bridge Railway Station (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds32

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:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Early Years Officer

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

Nuclear 56% · Wind 36% · Solar 8%

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Balcurvie · 0.3 km

    Balcurvie is a Scottish rural hamlet located within the Windygates district of Levenmouth in Fife.

  • Windygates · 0.3 km

    Windygates is a small village and surrounding district in central Fife, Scotland.

  • Kennoway · 0.5 km

    Kennoway is a village in Fife, Scotland, near the larger population centres in the area of Leven and Methil. It had an estimated population of 4,570 in 2020. It is about three miles inland from the Firth of Forth, no…

  • Cameron Bridge · 0.7 km

    Cameron Bridge is a village in the conurbation of Levenmouth in Fife, Scotland. It is near to the village of Windygates and 2 miles (3 km) west of the town of Leven. A distillery was established in the 19th century b…

  • Cameron Bridge railway station · 0.7 km

    Cameron Bridge railway station serves the village of Cameron Bridge, Fife, Scotland. The station is on the Levenmouth rail link branch of the Fife Circle Line. It also serves Windygates, Buckhaven and Methil.

  • Cameron Hospital · 1.0 km

    Cameron Hospital is a health facility in Cameron Road, Windygates, Fife, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife. The original building, known as Haig House, is a Category B listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Windygates?
Windygates is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
What is the population of Windygates?
Windygates has an approximate settlement population of 1,890.
How deprived is Windygates?
The Fife local authority, which includes Windygates, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.