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Stepps

Stepps is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of around 6,730. It has around 2 GP surgeries and around 5 restaurants and cafés, along with 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Stepps, 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stepps area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Lanarkshire area is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
North Lanarkshire
County
Lanarkshire
Constituency
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
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

11°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 11° · 88% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:44

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom

Road safety

206 reported road collisions (2024)

89 killed or seriously injured · 255 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

289 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 178 passed
  • 28 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Stepps (0.7 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stepps (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£156,446 average 3.8% YoY

Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-06

Detached£322,772
Semi-detached£185,168
Terraced£144,494
Flat£90,913

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (11.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (11.1 km)

41 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

116 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Blenheim Avenue Car Park (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches22
  • Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

343,930 residents in North Lanarkshire

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Scotland

13% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 34% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Katrina Murray

Labour

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

79 jobs advertised · £61,956 avg

e.g. Building Services Manager, Become a Italian Tutor in Stepps – Flexible & Remote, Hotel - Duty Manager

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£775 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,381 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 72% · Nuclear 28%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Stepps · 0.2 km

    Stepps is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, near the north-eastern outskirts of Glasgow. The town retains a historic heart around its church in Whitehill Avenue, whilst examples of Victorian and Edwardian housing…

  • Molendinar Burn · 0.5 km

    The Molendinar Burn is a small tributary of the Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, now largely culverted. It is popularly associated with Saint Mungo, who is said to have founded his church on its banks. The name may stem fr…

  • Stepps railway station · 0.7 km

    Stepps railway station serves the town of Stepps, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 5¼ miles (8 km) north east of Glasgow Queen Street and is managed by ScotRail.

  • Millerston · 0.9 km

    Millerston is a district partially in the Scottish city of Glasgow and partially in North Lanarkshire. It is situated north of the River Clyde, to the north of the city's Craigend, Garthamlock and Ruchazie neighbourho…

  • Cardowan · 0.9 km

    Cardowan is a suburb situated in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the north-eastern outskirts of Glasgow.

  • Old Aloysians RFC · 1.2 km

    Old Aloysians RFC was an amateur rugby union club in Glasgow, Scotland. The club no longer exists. In 1990, they merged with rivals Hutcheson's GSFP to form Hutchesons Aloysians.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Stepps?
Stepps is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
What is the population of Stepps?
Stepps has an approximate settlement population of 6,730.
How deprived is Stepps?
The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Stepps, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.