New Stevenston’s story
2 listed buildings, 1 of them in the second category
Historic Environment Scotland lists them inside New Stevenston’s locality.
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New StevenstonNorth Lanarkshire
With 6,298 residents, it is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Photo: Stephen Sweeney · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
6,298
Census 2022 · North Lanarkshire council
Median home
£131K
243 sales in 3 years
Median age
38.2
10% are 65+ · North Lanarkshire 18%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · Scotland 32%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · Scotland 27%
Is New Stevenston a good place to live?
Homes are affordable (A+): homes sell for a median £131,200, about 3 times local household income. Where it falls short is health — life expectancy is 75.8 for men and 76.7 for women. Most journeys need a car: 12% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Band D council tax is £1,555.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2022. Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime, so New Stevenston has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Every other subject still has a grade below.
What makes New Stevenston stand out
The 3 things New Stevenston does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Scotland’s towns 27%)
37% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
53% below the typical town in England and Wales’s £277K
Data-zone medians, 2023 to 2025, at early-2025 prices.
Band D council tax
Council tax
£1,555 Band D
37% below the typical town in England and Wales’s £2,472, 2026–27
The council’s Band D; water and sewerage are billed on top. Scottish Government.
How New Stevenston grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Scotland), ordered by how far New Stevenston is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime, so New Stevenston has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Every other subject still has a grade below.
Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesA+Open →HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedD−Open →Hazard risk0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC+Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostBOpen →
SafetyNo street-level crime data–
Jobs & incomeNo small-area income data in Scotland–
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in New Stevenston.
HousingCost of living grade A+
Private renting is less common in New Stevenston than in North Lanarkshire’s towns or across Scotland’s towns: 8%
Owners make up 65% of households, above North Lanarkshire’s towns (61%) and Scotland’s towns (60%) alike. Private rents average £779 a month across the North Lanarkshire council area. Social housing holds a quarter of households.
£131Kmedian sale
Median sale price · 2023 to 2025, at early-2025 prices
New Stevenston£131K
Typical UK town£277K
65%
of households own their home · Scotland 60%
8%
rent privately · Scotland 13%
£779
average private rent a month, North Lanarkshire council area
£1,555
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
Registers of Scotland data-zone sale prices · Scottish Government council tax · Scotland’s Census 2022 tenure · OGL · The Scottish median is our estimate from data-zone sales, brought to early-2025 prices.
SchoolsB
School results in New Stevenston are better than in 61% of Scottish towns
Of its 3 schools, two are shown below, each with the reason. New Stevenston’s two primaries and one secondary have 1,478 pupils between them.
BSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Stevenston Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 285 | – |
| Taylor High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,004 | B+ |
Scottish Government · school statistics and leavers’ results · The grade uses the secondaries its children go to; Scotland publishes no primary results by school.See all 3 schools →
Health
Lifespans in New Stevenston run shorter than in 97% of UK towns
Disability touches just over a fifth of New Stevenston’s population. At the census, just over four fifths of people in New Stevenston called their health good or very good, above both North Lanarkshire’s towns (75%) and Scotland’s towns (78%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.6% of the town.
81%good or very good healthD−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2022 | New Stevenston | North Lanarkshire | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 75% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.6% | 9% | 7.2% |
| Activities limited (health or disability) | 22% | 26% | 24% |
75.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2020–24)
76.7
life expectancy at birth, women
Scotland’s Census 2022, general health and disability · Public Health Scotland life expectancy by intermediate zone, 2020–24 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Work & commute
More commuters in New Stevenston drive than in North Lanarkshire’s towns or Scotland’s towns: 84%
Scotland’s Census was taken on 20 March 2022, a year after England and Wales’s lockdown census; 31% of workers were mainly at home, and shares here are of those who travelled.
2% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below North Lanarkshire’s towns (2.8%) and Scotland’s towns (2.8%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.3. Of the commuters living in New Stevenston, 3% work in the town itself.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2022
Driving84%
Bus4%
On foot4%
Train3%
Bicycle1%
37%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Scotland 44%
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 38% of UK towns
Scotland’s Census 2022 (NRS), method of travel and distance to work · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Among New Stevenston’s 2 listed buildings: 1 and 2 Buchan Road, Carfin, Timber Bungalows, Category B
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
New Stevenston has 2 listed buildings on Historic Environment Scotland’s list: 1 Category B. Scaled to its population, that is 3 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic Environment Scotland
Category A0
Category B1
Category C1
Among them · Category B
0
scheduled monuments
0
gardens and designed landscapes
3
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical town in England and Wales 24
Historic Environment Scotland list, October 2026 · OGL
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in New Stevenston are under 15, more than in North Lanarkshire’s towns and across Scotland’s towns
26% of adults hold a degree, between North Lanarkshire’s towns (23%) and Scotland’s towns (32%). Retirement age and beyond: 10% of residents are 65 or older. The middle age in New Stevenston is 38.2. The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%.
38.2median age
New StevenstonNorth LanarkshireScotland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship8%
Highers or similar12%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
| New Stevenston | North Lanarkshire | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 15% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 29% | 27% |
| 65+ | 10% | 18% | 19% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 17% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Highers or similar | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| Degree level | 26% | 23% | 32% |
Scotland’s Census 2022 · North Lanarkshire and Scotland: all residents of their towns · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Motherwell Cathedral and 5 more in and around New Stevenston
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near New Stevenston. Best known first.
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral1.3 km outside town, to the south
CastleDalzell House3.2 km outside town, to the south
Theme parkM&D's Theme Park3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumLow Parks Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumMotherwell Heritage Centre1.6 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseChatelherault House5 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalzell House: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M&D's Theme Park: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Low Parks Museum: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Heritage Centre: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatelherault House: Graham Laird, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Stevenston
14pages on New Stevenston
The big questions
SafetyNot graded · 37% live in Scotland’s most crime-deprived fifthCost of livingA+Median home £131K · rent £779 a monthSchoolsB3 state schoolsHealthD−Life expectancy 75.8 (men), 76.7 (women)Work & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from New Stevenston
4 notable people were born in New Stevenston.
New Stevenston’s neighbours
The nearest towns and villages, from National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities. See them on the map →
HolytownCarfinNewarthillBellshillMotherwellChapelhallClelandNew Stevenston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Stevenston | 6,298 | — | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Holytown | 5,121 | 0.6 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Carfin | 4,427 | 0.9 | — | A | — | D |
| Newarthill | 6,956 | 1 | — | A | — | D− |
| Bellshill | 19,488 | 1.7 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Motherwell | 33,021 | 1.8 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Chapelhall | 7,061 | 2.2 | — | A+ | — | C− |
| Cleland | 3,043 | 2.5 | — | A+ | — | D− |
No Scottish town has a Safety Grade or an overall grade yet: Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime. People: Census 2022. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about New Stevenston
Is New Stevenston expensive to live in?
On cost of living it is the 62nd most affordable of 296 Scottish towns.
How much is council tax in New Stevenston?
Band D council tax in New Stevenston is £1,555 for 2026–27, less than in 98% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Does New Stevenston flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About New Stevenston
Town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Stevenston is a locality of 6,298 people, in the North Lanarkshire council area. TownRatings uses National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities as Scotland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council area, so its figures cover the town itself. Localities split the big settlements into their towns, as ONS’s 2022 boundaries split conurbations in England and Wales.
Built from NRS geography and Census 2022
- Population
- 6,298 (Census 2022)
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- Nation
- Scotland
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km²)
- NRS code
- S52000478
Sources: Scotland’s Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland), output areas summed to the NRS 2022 locality · Registers of Scotland house price statistics, medians and quartiles of residential sales by 2022 data zone, 2004 to 2025 (the 2023 to 2025 headline brought to early-2025 prices with each council’s medians) · Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27; Scottish Water charges 2026-27 · Scottish Government, Recorded Crime in Scotland (crimes, offences and clear-up rates by council area, 2016-17 to 2025-26); Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 crime domain and SIMD crime indicators (2014/15, 2017/18), 2011 data zones with Census 2022 residents · ONS gross disposable household income by council (2022), scaled to household income on England and Wales’s councils, with Scotland’s Census 2022 households · DWP / ONS Claimant Count via Nomis (2022 data zones, January to August 2026), over residents aged 16 to 64 at Scotland’s Census 2022; council series since 2015 · Scottish Government school contact list (31 July 2026) and school summary statistics (pupil census, September 2025); School Information Dashboard leavers’ attainment by school, 2022-23 to 2024-25 (data.gov.scot) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.