Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
Ward in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.9, -4.138 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 66 69 |
The area made up of Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead sits on the northern edge of Glasgow within North Lanarkshire, a mix of suburban commuter settlements and pockets of semi‑rural greenbelt. Historically the villages grew with 19th‑ and 20th‑century industry and rail links, and today benefit from the M80 and local stations that make travel to Glasgow and nearby Cumbernauld straightforward. Culturally the communities retain a village feel with local shops, pubs, primary schools and active community groups, while economically many residents commute to the city or work in nearby industrial areas. Recent years have seen housing developments and regeneration alongside efforts to protect local green spaces, so the area balances its industrial past with a quieter, family‑orientated present.
Postcode districts covering Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Paisley 11.8 miles18.9 km
- East Kilbride 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Livingston 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Hamilton 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Cumbernauld 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Kilmarnock 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Coatbridge 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Greenock 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Stirling 17 miles27.4 km
- Airdrie 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Falkirk 15.1 miles24.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Auchinloch Place 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Stepps Place 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Chryston Place 1.3 miles2 km
- Muirhead Place 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Lenzie Place 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Gartloch Place 1.9 miles3 km
- North East Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Moodiesburn Place 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Gartcosh Place 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Kirkintilloch Place 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Springburn/Robroyston Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
G33 6BU, G33 6HG, G69 9FW, G66 5DR, G33 6DD, G66 5LE, G69 9FL, G69 9FG, G33 6BN … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Edinburgh Airport 29.8 miles48 km
- Stepps Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Lenzie Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
Hotels in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead Ad
Schools in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
- Auchinloch Primary School Primary
- Chryston High School Secondary
- Chryston Primary School Primary
- St Barbara's Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Primary School Primary
- Stepps Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gartsherrie House Estate 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Celtic Park Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles8 km
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 5 miles8.1 km
- People's Palace Museum 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Museum of Piping Museum 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Firhill Stadium Stadium 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 5.6 miles9 km
- Cliftonhill Stadium 5.6 miles9.1 km
- The Ferry Theatre 5.9 miles9.5 km
- University of Glasgow Library University 6.1 miles9.8 km