Glasgow, where to live

[MethylatedSpirit]

I've lived in Dumbarton for years. It's a good area for the most part, with regular quick trains to Glasgow (20-30 mins).

Also worth looking at the Glasgow harbour flats in Partick. They're nice and have very good, secure underground parking.

[Croutons]

Thanks all, really appreciate the input, looks like we'll be spoilt for choice with decent places all over. Time to start digging on schools!

[duckwhistle]

Few more comments.
That Houston place, I know the folk that live in the one with the white door. Vast house, costly heating & repairs, isolated, very near Airport flight path. Riverside flats in Partick, cut off from Partick by 2 big roads, busy & noisy, lots of them are buy to lets, directly opposite working shipyard on river,miles from decent schools. To the east windblown road junction wilderness, to the west, vast car lots & industrial estate. To North scruffy end of Partick.
Flats at Kingston, dreary former industrial area, flats popular with 'working girls'(if you get my meaning) due to the isolation yet minutes from city centre. No decent schools- teachers coping with multiple language classes ,too near former badlands. Drugs everywhere.
For decent flats and schools take a look around Broomhill. Be aware of our denominational school system ie, Schools are divided on religious lines, Roman Catholic and non denominational (regarded once as protestant but now take all others) This may seem trivial to you but it can cause issues.
Jordanhill area worth a look west of Southbrae Drive, top School if you can get in. Spacious area good access and parking.
Kilmalcom is very nice, 2 cars essential, good school. big old houses very slow to sell, cricket on village green, only place in Scotland that I know off with this. Bit like Cheltenham, people from all over, top end stuff all round.
Estate agents- golden rule-ABC Assume nothing, Believe nothing,Check everything. Read up on our different property transaction system.

[Terzo123]

Saw this on Facebook earlier. Lovely!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

[Hainey]

Terzo123 said:

Saw this on Facebook earlier. Lovely!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Lovely indeed. Can't be many left like that now.

[TheJimi]

Hainey said:

Terzo123 said:

Saw this on Facebook earlier. Lovely!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Lovely indeed. Can't be many left like that now.

Agreed, cracking property.

Suspect it doesn't have off-street parking though, which would make it a deal breaker for me if I'm paying over half a million.

[Craigie]

Each to their own etc, but I cannot understand anyone who pays that sort of money and gets on street parking!!

[Hainey]

Craigie said:

Each to their own etc, but I cannot understand anyone who pays that sort of money and gets on street parking!!

So true but I appreciate it for what it is.

[Croutons]

duckwhistle said:

Said loads of useful stuff.

Thanks, really appreciate it. Schools are a concern given "English" to start with which shouldn't cause a problem but of course you never know ... Add to that not starting until age 5, and actually getting in anywhere anyway!

The buying system seems to make sense, although it appears to be predicated on at least one buyer being willing to offer either the fixed or "offers over" price. There are plenty of things which have been on for ages (years even) which suggests the sum asked for is too high. Do distressed sellers (/repossessions) just have low prices to start with? ROS prices don't seem to be very accurate either, unless prices really have been all over the shop- these are from "Glasgow city centre" most recently listed via rightmove:

264 St. Vincent Street
£192,000 29 Sep 2016
£179,000 05 Nov 2013
£195,000 14 Oct 2013
£427,750 28 Oct 2005


9 Lynedoch Place
2 bed flat
Sold price history:
£250,000 26 Sep 2016 - 30.4% inside a month?
£359,000 09 Sep 2016
£425,000 28 Sep 2007


5 2/1 Moir Street
£110,000 26 Sep 2016
£129,000 04 Aug 2004 (+30% in 6 weeks?)
£101,500 21 Jun 2004

This cannot be right? -
123 West Princes Street
£203,203 20 Sep 2016
£160,550 11 Jun 2013
£93,088 26 Oct 2012
£165,057 23 Aug 2012
£156,000 07 Jun 2012
£200,000 21 Jun 2007
£105,000 28 Nov 2002

This must surely be flats..
40 West End Park Street
£160,100 05 Sep 2016
£145,500 26 Aug 2016
£218,000 18 Aug 2016
£187,500 30 Jul 2013
£157,200 18 Apr 2006
£5,000 09 Feb 2006
£175,000 17 Mar 2004
£87,000 22 Nov 2002
£106,000 16 Oct 2002

And this is just the first one or two pages!

Anyway, getting my head around it! I think!!

The flat above has some nice fittings and posh lighting, but the floorplan is a bag of spanners. Granted with that much space you don't have to be efficient, but goodness...

I thought this was nice from the property pron thread, sadly well over budget and way too isolated, but pic 2 is...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Edited by Croutons on Monday 21st November 23:48

[briang9]

MethylatedSpirit said:

I've lived in Dumbarton for years. It's a good area for the most part, with regular quick trains to Glasgow (20-30 mins).

Also worth looking at the Glasgow harbour flats in Partick. They're nice and have very good, secure underground parking.

me too, have a look around the Kirktonhill area, very good trains to glasgow, or 35 - 45 mins by car. 10 mins by car to Loch Lomond, great drives to Glencoe etc

we have an older house so heating and maintenance bills are high, however there is some modern stuff if that floats your boat

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Edited by briang9 on Tuesday 22 November 00:08

[Croutons]

briang9 said:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Edited by briang9 on Tuesday 22 November 00:08

First listed 12 June 2013... This is the bit of the market I'm really not getting!

[cat220]

Croutons said:

briang9 said:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Edited by briang9 on Tuesday 22 November 00:08

First listed 12 June 2013... This is the bit of the market I'm really not getting!

The rooms look pretty small for a house at o/o 425k.

[cat220]

Craigie said:

Each to their own etc, but I cannot understand anyone who pays that sort of money and gets on street parking!!

I work with a lot of people who live in the West end, many don't have cars.

[duckwhistle]

Croutons said:

First listed 12 June 2013... This is the bit of the market I'm really not much getting!

Very nice niche part of Dumbarton, prices a bit high for the area. A few miles west this money gets you into Cardross then Helensburgh, much more desirable and importantly good schools. Kirktonhill is marooned between the two rivers and large council estates, (not being nasty here just realistic). Carries a now dated image as being close to the old landfill at Havoc just west,now football fields. Large sign 'no golf' sets the tone. Shame really as it's unspoilt and a conservation area.
Helensburgh is the best choice on this bit of the river. Due to the naval base at Faslane the population is very varied, accents heard, anything from Inverness to Dorset. Lots of Southerners settled there after Naval service. Kids would have no problem fitting in. Lots of big houses with large mature gardens. West of Sinclair street up from the river is superb. Fast train service to Glasgow centre. Top private School too.
If you want to live downriver this or Gourock on the other side are hard to beat.

[duckwhistle]

Your earlier post re West End Park St, NO just NO believe me.

[S2red]

Nice here few for sale in immediate area

In laws stayed there for 30 of years

http://www.rettie.co.uk/property-for-sale/glasgow/...

Or across the road

https://www.pacittijones.co.uk/property-for-sale/p...

[Jader1973]

Any particular reason you want/need to live in Glasgow? My brother both live in the west end: one in a newish flat near the bottom of Byres Road and the other one in an old flat at the top. One at the top only has on road parking and therefore only has crap cars due mainly to hit and runs by other drivers (and the bin lorry). Can't say either location really appeals to me.

I'd be looking down the Clyde coast - Largs (south end is nicer) or Ayr/Alloway (also has a cricket club). Dead easy to commute on the train.

[cat220]

Jader1973 said:

Any particular reason you want/need to live in Glasgow? My brother both live in the west end: one in a newish flat near the bottom of Byres Road and the other one in an old flat at the top. One at the top only has on road parking and therefore only has crap cars due mainly to hit and runs by other drivers (and the bin lorry). Can't say either location really appeals to me.

I'd be looking down the Clyde coast - Largs (south end is nicer) or Ayr/Alloway (also has a cricket club). Dead easy to commute on the train.

Agree on the parking, unless you have off street parking then expect your car to be bumped. That why I'd be looking at the south side, I travel into town every day 10miles each way, drive in early and avoid the traffic takes no time at all. I actually considered the coast, however as good as the train is it does add to your working day, isn't that cheap and during the winter months can be a real PITA. One other consideration for me was potentially working in Edinburgh, a commute from down the coast to Edinburgh each day wouldn't be fun.

[Croutons]

^ Pretty much that. Edinburgh or back doon sooth if Glasgow doesn't work out, this is not a risk free manoeuvre!

Helensburgh - loads of nice houses for sale. Generally for years. I am used to high volume markets where valuations and prices are traceable. You lot seem to think the home report figure is sacrosanct, but if no-one has offered that in 3 years. .. Does not compute!

[Croutons]

duckwhistle said:

Your earlier post re West End Park St, NO just NO believe me.

Only picked it (well, all of them) to show the random nature of figs ROS appears to collect. They are page 1/2 of the rightmove copy, and either the market is up and down like a dog's dick, or they aren't collecting the right data.