Robroyston is a good place to live if you want a newer house with a garden and a train into town. It’s on the north east edge of Glasgow, with a lot of new-build housing and a station that opened in 2019. Police figures put recorded crime in its ward below the Glasgow average and a little above the Scottish one. It’s built around houses and cars rather than pubs and nightlife, so it suits some folk better than others.
Last checked: 26 October 2026.
Where Is Robroyston?
Robroyston is on the north east edge of Glasgow, between Springburn and Stepps, close to junction 2 of the M80. It’s in the Glasgow City Council area. Bishopbriggs, in East Dunbartonshire, is just to the north, and our Bishopbriggs guide covers that side of the boundary.
Postcodes are a bit of a mix. The older part and the station are G33 1 (Robroyston station is G33 1AF), the newer estates are G33 6, and a handful of addresses are G21 3. Be careful with the G33 6 postcodes, though. Millerston, right beside Robroyston, also has G33 6 addresses, and those streets are in North Lanarkshire, not Glasgow. That matters for council tax, schools and bins, so check the council area on any address before you commit.
For wards, Glasgow City Council lists the Springburn/Robroyston ward as ward 17. A postcode lookup puts most Robroyston addresses in that ward. A smaller part, including the station, is in the North East ward. Both wards cover other areas too. The Springburn/Robroyston ward is named after Springburn as well, so the figures below are not just Robroyston.
What’s It Like?
A lot of Robroyston is new housing, and building is still going on. By January 2017, an SPT report said planning permission had been granted for another 1,600 homes there, with construction already started on part of it. In March 2025 the council’s City Development Plan delivery programme said the Robroyston Community Growth Area had started, with Bellway actively building. Its housing schedule also lists Barratt and Avant Homes at Robroyston.
So expect modern three, four and five bedroom houses on estate streets, with the retail park and the station as the main landmarks. It’s a family-house area more than a flat-and-nightlife one.
The station is the big change. It opened in December 2019 on the old Robroyston station and marshalling yard land, and SPT’s announcement put the cost at £14 million.
There’s some history here too. Robroyston is where William Wallace is said to have been betrayed in 1305. A pink granite cross on Robroyston Road, put up in 1900, marks the reputed spot, and Historic Environment Scotland lists it as a Category B listed structure.
Is Robroyston Safe?
It has a decent record by Glasgow standards. Police Scotland publishes recorded crime for every council ward, though it calls the figures provisional management information and says they aren’t directly comparable with official statistics. So treat this as a rough guide.
In 2024-25, the last full year Police Scotland has published for wards, the Springburn/Robroyston ward recorded 1,671 crimes for about 27,300 residents (the National Records of Scotland mid-2024 estimate). That’s roughly 61 crimes for every 1,000 people. Counted the same way, Glasgow City works out at about 81 per 1,000 and Scotland at about 54. The Scottish Government’s own figures for the year (about 83 and 55) show the same order. The nine months from April to December 2025 show it again.
The ward includes a lot more than Robroyston, as above. The North East ward, which has a small part of Robroyston in it, comes out at about 83 per 1,000, close to the Glasgow figure.
Most of what gets recorded is everyday stuff. Shoplifting is the biggest single type in the Springburn/Robroyston ward at 273 crimes, then vandalism at 193 and common assault without injury at 156. Serious violence is a small slice, with 18 serious assaults and 5 robberies across the whole ward. These are crimes recorded across the ward, so they’re not a verdict on any one street.
The Scottish Government’s 2020 deprivation index (SIMD) has its own area called “Robroyston and Millerston”, made up of eight small zones. All eight rank 3,215 or higher out of 6,976, where 1 is the most deprived, so none is in the most deprived 40% of Scotland, and six of the eight are in the less deprived half. Those figures date from 2020, before many of the new houses were built, so they’re only a loose guide.
The usual city sense applies. Lock the car and keep nothing on show, and don’t leave bikes outside overnight.
Rent and House Prices
Rent first. Citylets, which tracks homes advertised for rent across Scotland, doesn’t list G33 or G21 in its second quarter 2026 report, so we can’t give you a Robroyston rent. Its Glasgow-wide averages are the best guide. Based on adverts on Citylets, the average was £912 a month for a one-bed, £1,211 for a two-bed and £1,840 for a three-bed. If you’re renting, our guide to renting in Glasgow covers deposits and your rights.
Buying is where Robroyston stands out. The latest small-area figures from Registers of Scotland, for the year 2023, give a median sale price of £282,995 for the “Robroyston and Millerston” area, from 157 sales. Here’s how that compares.
| Area (2023) | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Robroyston and Millerston | £282,995 | 157 |
| Glasgow City | £173,000 | 10,464 |
| Scotland | £185,000 | 93,818 |
Source: Registers of Scotland house price data on data.gov.scot. 2023 is the latest year in this small-area dataset.
That’s well above the city figure, though the Glasgow number covers every kind of home in the city, flats included, so it isn’t a like for like. It’s older data, too, so current prices will be different.
New Homes for Sale
Three builders have their own pages for Robroyston developments. These are the “from” prices as printed on each builder’s page on 26 October 2026, and they change, so check before you rely on them.
- Bellway, Ellingwood, Lavender Street, G33 6FU: “From £354,995 to £477,995”.
- Avant Homes, Darach Fields, Lily Drive, G33 6PQ: 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes, with “5 bedroom homes from £429,995”.
- Barratt, Auchinleck Village, Auchinleck Road, G33 1PN: “4 bedroom homes From £344,995”.
Trains, Buses and Driving
Train. Robroyston station is on Station Road (G33 1AF) and ScotRail runs it. Trains to Glasgow Queen Street run about every half hour and take 11 to 15 minutes, with no change, and a single was from £3.30 when we checked National Rail’s journey planner for a Tuesday in late October 2026. Times and fares change, so check on the day. Our Glasgow train guide explains zonecards and fares.
National Rail lists step-free access to all platforms, lifts, toilets, ticket machines, bike storage and a sheltered waiting area. It lists no Wi-Fi or refreshments.
Park and ride. The station has its own car park. The council’s delivery programme says it has 263 free parking spaces, while National Rail’s station page lists 231 spaces, including 20 accessible ones. The two numbers don’t match, so check with ScotRail if you plan to rely on a space.
Bus. First Glasgow’s service 8 calls at “Robroyston, Asda”. It runs one way to Dennistoun and Parkhead, and the other to Balornock, Springburn, Possilpark, Maryhill, Partick and the QEUH. On Monday to Friday, its timetable (valid from 16 June 2025) has buses about every half hour in the daytime, starting at about 6.30am. The last journeys in the timetable leave Robroyston Asda at about 6.20pm towards Springburn and Maryhill and about 7.40pm towards Dennistoun. That’s early, so the train is likely the better bet for evenings.
Driving. The M80 is the main road. SPT says the station is near junction 2, and B&M’s store page tells drivers to leave there for the retail park.
Robroyston Retail Park
The shopping is at Robroyston Retail Park, around Monument Drive (G33 1AD). Here are the main stores, with the hours each one’s own page gives.
- Asda, 1 Monument Drive, G33 1AD: open 24 hours, every day. It has a pharmacy, a cafe and a petrol station.
- B&M, Unit 1: 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 6pm on Sunday. It’s a home store with a garden centre.
- Lidl: 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 9pm on Sunday.
- PureGym, Unit 8: open 24 hours, seven days.
People often ask about McDonald’s here. Its own restaurant finder wouldn’t load for us, so check it before you go. Public holiday hours can differ from the normal ones above.
Things to Do
Robroyston Park is a local nature reserve. The council’s delivery programme says its extension was designated in 2016 and that the council works with Barmulloch Community Development Company on it.
Hogganfield Park and Loch is the bigger reserve nearby. The council says the park covers 48 hectares, has a tarmac path all the way round the loch, a play area, a bird viewing platform and picnic tables, and is open at all times. It calls the loch Glasgow’s most important site for migrant and wintering waterbirds, with over 100 species recorded. It’s a decent spot for a walk.
The Wallace monument on Robroyston Road is worth a quick look if you’re passing. The listing also notes that Wallace’s Well is nearby.
Schools and Families
On the Scottish Government’s school list (31 July 2026), two Glasgow primaries have addresses close to Robroyston: Wallacewell Primary on Standburn Road (G21 3RH) and the Catholic St Philomena’s Primary on Robroyston Road (G33 1EA). We haven’t confirmed which streets feed which school. The council’s delivery programme also lists refurbishment projects to create new nursery facilities at Robroyston, finished in September 2021.
Which school you get depends on your exact address, and catchments can differ street by street. Check yours on the council’s lookup before you sign a lease or make an offer, and read our school catchment guide for how placing requests work.
Council Tax
Robroyston addresses in the Glasgow City Council area pay Glasgow’s rates, but the few G33 6 streets in North Lanarkshire pay North Lanarkshire Council’s. See our council tax bands guide for the full table.
Is Robroyston a Good Place to Live? The Verdict
Robroyston is a good pick if you want a modern house, a train to Queen Street in about a quarter of an hour and a big supermarket on the doorstep. Police figures are better than the Glasgow average, and the area is still being built, so it has a newer feel than most of the city.
It suits families and commuters, especially if you have a car. If you want pubs, restaurants and a busy street outside your door, you’ll find Dennistoun or the best areas to live in Glasgow list closer to what you’re after. Our Dennistoun guide shows how an older tenement area compares.
The other thing to weigh up is price. Houses here cost well above the Glasgow median, and the weekday buses we found finish early in the evening. If you’re still deciding where to settle, our moving to Glasgow guide is a good place to start.
Robroyston FAQs
Is Robroyston a nice place to live?
For most families and commuters, yes. It’s a lot of newer housing with a train station, a retail park and nature reserves close by. It’s quieter than the city centre and built around cars.
Is Robroyston a good area?
Police Scotland’s figures put recorded crime in the Springburn/Robroyston ward at about 61 per 1,000 people in 2024-25, against about 81 for Glasgow and 54 for Scotland. The ward covers other areas too, so it’s a rough guide.
Is Robroyston safe?
Most recorded crime is everyday theft, vandalism and common assault. Serious violence is a small share. The usual city sense applies.
Does Robroyston have a train station?
Yes. Robroyston station opened in December 2019. Trains to Glasgow Queen Street run about every half hour and take 11 to 15 minutes, and a single was from £3.30 in October 2026.
Is there park and ride at Robroyston?
Yes. The council says the station car park has 263 free spaces, and National Rail lists 231 including 20 accessible bays. Check with ScotRail for the current number.
What shops are at Robroyston Retail Park?
Asda, B&M, Lidl and a PureGym gym, each with its own store page above. People also ask about McDonald’s, so check its own restaurant finder.
What postcode is Robroyston?
Mostly G33 1 and G33 6, with a few addresses in G21 3. Robroyston station is G33 1AF and the retail park is G33 1AD. Some G33 6 streets in neighbouring Millerston are in North Lanarkshire.
Written by Lewis McGuire. Last updated October 2026.
