Househillwood is close to the centre of the
Pollok district and is often considered to be part of '
Greater Pollok' (a
ward of
Glasgow City Council), although the construction of Househillwood in the 1930s (about 800 homes) predates the Pollok scheme's main period of building after
World War II. It was also established prior to the adjoining neighbourhoods to the south,
Priesthill and Craigbank (the latter generally considered part of
Nitshill). Maps of these areas show a continuation of streets and a similar building style, namely
cottage flats and terraced houses, It is flanked to the west by Househill Park, which features a play area and small rose garden with the
Levern Water flowing through it, and was the location of ''Hous'hill'', the local
country house (dating from the early 1800s and once home to team room entrepreneur
Catherine Cranston) – the rest of the surrounding land in the area was open woodland or farmers' fields. and the
Brock Burn; the two waters converge a short distance to the north. There are few amenities in Househillwood itself, with the closest churches and schools located in Priesthill and Craigbank along with the local housing office, and others (health centre, library, sports centre, bus station) at the
Pollok civic realm immediately to the north adjacent to Silverburn. The closest railway stations are and , both located to the south on the
Glasgow South Western Line. Actor
Alex Norton and newspaper columnist Tom Shields (
The Herald 'Diary') were brought up in the area. == References ==