Fife, located just across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh, offers a stunning coastline, charming villages and excellent access to both the Highlands and Central Scotland. Known for its historic towns and natural beauty, Fife is a fantastic choice for your new home.
A welcoming village with great connections
Crossgates is a popular village in west Fife, ideally located just outside Cowdenbeath. Known for its friendly community and excellent local amenities, it offers a fantastic balance of countryside charm and easy access to key commuter routes — making it a great choice for a wide range of buyers.
Dunfermline is one of the most desirable places to live in Scotland. It caught a lucky break being connected to Edinburgh and East Lothian via the Forth Road Bridge in 1964 - and has grown from there. In fact, it was given official city status as part of the 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II.
Aside from royal assent, living here brings you a choice of good schools, generous public parks and the Leisure Park complex. It has a theatre and the Carnegie Hall for live performances, and as the former capital of Scotland, has the historic Abbey and Abbot House at its heart. As you'd expect from a vibrant city, the streets are packed with shops, restaurants and bars as well as shopping centres and out of town retail parks. It's an easy commute to Edinburgh, by car, bus and train, and is well connected to the coast and Highlands.
The prosperous village of Guardbridge was named after the six arch bridge created in the 16th century to take pilgrims over the River Eden to St Andrews. Now a category A listed building, the ancient bridge still connects the village to its famous golfing neighbour, though now the pilgrimages take the form of visitors to the world-famous St Andrews Golf Course.
Aside from great sporting amenities, it is in a great location for easy commutes to Dundee, just nine miles north. The village has a primary school, chip shop and family friendly Guardbridge Inn, with lovely views across the River Eden. There’s also a coffee shop, hairdressers and garage, so if you’re looking for a new build, Guardbridge could have everything you need.
It’s easy to see why housebuyers are so attracted to new build homes in Kirkcaldy. As one of the largest towns in the area, it has more than its fair share of beauty, coastal walks, easy travels to the Lomond Hills and is within 10 miles of 13 different golf courses – including the lush fairways of Kirkcaldy Golf Course.
While the open green space, parks and blue flag beaches offer excellent leisure opportunities, it is also packed with amenities and attractions. There’s great shopping close to the Promenade with high street names, independents, coffee shops and restaurants. There are many historical maritime buildings and monuments, museums and galleries. The proximity to Edinburgh makes the Capital an easy commute or day trip at just 30 miles/50 minutes by car, or 35 minutes by train. With stylish new build houses, this could be the perfect area for your new home.
Markinch is a small town that’s rooted firmly in history, with its ancient Stone Circle and Norman church tower indicating its long, proud heritage. And with a home from Persimmon, you can plant your roots here, too. We offer a range of housing developments in this family-friendly area, allowing you to explore all it has to offer. Professionals can also build a solid base here - its excellent transport roots make it an ideal commuting spot.
Halfway between Edinburgh and St Andrews, Markinch offers respite from busy city life while still offering a variety of attractions and amenities of its own. With quirky, cosy pubs, woodland trails and historic monuments, you can easily fill your calendar and enjoy a slower pace of life when buying a home in this sleepy Scottish town.
The village of Wormit has an extremely pleasant position overlooking the Firth of Tay in the North East of Fife. Famous for being the first village in Scotland to be connected to electricity (1889), via a windmill and steam train, the village is now better known as the home of the impressive 1887 Tay Rail Bridge to Dundee.
Your new house in Wormit has been sensitively designed to blend with the mainly Victorian houses with wide bay windows that make the most of the stunning views over the Tay. You will have access to the Victorian primary school and parish church as well as a clutch of shops including a Post Office, convenience store and an upmarket restaurant. If you like to keep fit, the tennis club, bowling club and boating club should keep you busy - as will the miles of golf courses, beautiful surrounding countryside and beaches.
