Stepps’s story
1 listed building, 1 of them in the second category
Historic Environment Scotland lists them inside Stepps’ locality.
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SteppsNorth Lanarkshire
A town of 7,643 in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Band D council tax is £1,555.
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Photo: Chris Upson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
7,643
Census 2022 · North Lanarkshire council
Median home
£218K
386 sales in 3 years
Median age
42.4
17% are 65+ · North Lanarkshire 18%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · Scotland 32%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · Scotland 27%
Is Stepps a good place to live?
Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime, so Stepps has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects are graded below. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is health (C−): life expectancy 79.1 for men, 80.3 for women. The median home sold for £218,100 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the North Lanarkshire council area earn in a year.
What makes Stepps stand out
The 2 things Stepps does most differently from other towns.
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.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
16% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Scotland’s towns 27%)
How Stepps grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Scotland), ordered by how far Stepps is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime, so Stepps has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects are graded below.
Hazard riskAOpen →Cost of livingrent £779 a monthAOpen →HealthC−Open →Walkability16% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportBOpen →SchoolsBOpen →
SafetyNo street-level crime data–
Jobs & incomeNo small-area income data in Scotland–
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Glasgow Cathedral and 11 more in and around Stepps
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stepps. Best known first.
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumProvand's Lordship4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleBedlay Castle2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumSt Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art4.9 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenSeven Lochs Wetland Park1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSpringburn Museum3.7 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Provand's Lordship: TSP, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedlay Castle: Drawn by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stepps.
HousingCost of living grade A
Stepps is a town of owners: 84% of households own their home, above North Lanarkshire’s towns and Scotland’s towns
The social rented sector houses 8% of households. Private renters make up 7% of households, lower than both North Lanarkshire’s towns (9%) and Scotland’s towns (13%). The median, £218,100, rests on 386 sales in Stepps’s data zones from 2023 to 2025.
£218Kmedian sale
Median sale price · 2023 to 2025, at early-2025 prices
Stepps£218K
Typical UK town£277K
84%
of households own their home · Scotland 60%
7%
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 Stepps are better than in 60% of Scottish towns
Some 605 pupils attend Stepps’s two primaries. Below is one of its 2 schools, and why it was picked.
BSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stepps Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 384 | – |
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 2 schools →
Health
Is Stepps a healthy place? 83% of its people say their health is good, above North Lanarkshire’s towns and Scotland’s towns
At the census, 5.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both North Lanarkshire’s towns (9%) and Scotland’s towns (7.2%). 19% of residents in Stepps live with a disability.
83%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2022 | Stepps | North Lanarkshire | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 75% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 9% | 7.2% |
| Activities limited (health or disability) | 19% | 26% | 24% |
79.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2020–24)
80.3
life expectancy at birth, women
Scotland’s Census 2022, general health and disability · Public Health Scotland life expectancy by intermediate zone, 2020–24 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 17% in Stepps, fewer than in North Lanarkshire’s towns or Scotland’s towns
Scotland’s Census was taken on 20 March 2022, a year after England and Wales’s lockdown census; 35% of workers were mainly at home, and shares here are of those who travelled.
35% of workers worked mainly from home, above North Lanarkshire’s towns (30%) and Scotland’s towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 81% of commuters got to work at the census. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.6%.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2022
Driving81%
Train9%
On foot3%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Scotland 44%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2022
1.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B
Walkability: more walkable than 63% of UK towns
Scotland’s Census 2022 (NRS), method of travel and distance to work · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Stepps’s listed buildings include 18 and 20 Castlefield Court, Category B
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Inside Stepps’s locality, Historic Environment Scotland lists 1 listed building, 1 Category B.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic Environment Scotland
Category A0
Category B1
Category C0
Among them · Category B
- 18 and 20 Castlefield Court Category B
0
scheduled monuments
0
gardens and designed landscapes
1
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical town in England and Wales 24
Historic Environment Scotland list, October 2026 · OGL
Who lives here
More people in Stepps hold a degree than in North Lanarkshire’s towns or Scotland’s towns: 35%
17% of residents are 65 or over, below North Lanarkshire’s towns (18%) and Scotland’s towns (19%) alike. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Half the people of Stepps are older than 42.4. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
42.4median age
SteppsNorth LanarkshireScotland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship8%
Highers or similar11%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
| Stepps | North Lanarkshire | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 15% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 29% | 27% |
| 65+ | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 21% | 17% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Highers or similar | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| Degree level | 35% | 23% | 32% |
Scotland’s Census 2022 · North Lanarkshire and Scotland: all residents of their towns · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stepps
13pages on Stepps
The big questions
SafetyNot graded · 0% live in Scotland’s most crime-deprived fifthCost of livingAMedian home £218K · rent £779 a monthSchoolsB2 state schoolsHealthC−Life expectancy 79.1 (men), 80.3 (women)Work & commute49% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Stepps’s neighbours
The nearest towns and villages, from National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities. See them on the map →
ChrystonGartcoshLenzieMoodiesburnBishopbriggsBargeddieKirkintillochStepps
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepps | 7,643 | — | — | A | — | C− |
| Chryston | 3,257 | 1.7 | — | B | — | C− |
| Gartcosh | 3,252 | 2.2 | — | A− | — | C |
| Lenzie | 8,278 | 2.4 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Moodiesburn | 6,706 | 2.9 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Bishopbriggs | 23,759 | 3.1 | — | A | — | B− |
| Bargeddie | 3,567 | 3.3 | — | A− | — | D |
| Kirkintilloch | 22,013 | 3.5 | — | A | — | C− |
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 Stepps
How much is council tax in Stepps?
Band D council tax in Stepps 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.
Is Stepps expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £218,100, against £277,000 in the typical town in England and Wales. On cost of living it is the 164th most affordable of 296 Scottish towns.
Does Stepps flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Stepps
Town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Stepps is a locality of 7,643 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
- 7,643 (Census 2022)
- Council
- North Lanarkshire (mostly)
- Nation
- Scotland
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
- NRS code
- S52000584
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.