Greater Pollok
Ward in Glasgow City, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.816, -4.349 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 52 60 |
| Dialling code: | 0141 (Glasgow) |
Greater Pollok sits on the south‑west edge of Glasgow City in Scotland, a largely post‑war area made up of council and suburban housing with pockets of modern regeneration. It benefits from large green spaces such as Pollok Country Park, home to the Burrell Collection, while the nearby Silverburn retail complex and M77 provide good shopping and transport links into the city centre.
Historically shaped by 1950s–60s housing development, the ward has seen demolition of poorer flats and investment in new homes, community facilities and social enterprises. Economic and social challenges persist, but there is a strong sense of local identity, active community groups and a youthful, ethnically diverse population driving cultural activity and improvement projects.
Postcode districts covering Greater Pollok
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Paisley 3.8 miles6.1 km
- East Kilbride 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Hamilton 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Cumbernauld 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Kilmarnock 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Coatbridge 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Greenock 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Airdrie 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Irvine 18.2 miles29.4 km
- Motherwell 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Rutherglen 5.5 miles8.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Thornliebank Place 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Newlands/Auldburn Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Barrhead Place 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Giffnock and Thornliebank Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cardonald Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Giffnock Place 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Pollokshields Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Paisley East and Central Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Paisley Northeast and Ralston Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Paisley Southeast Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Newton Mearns Place 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Netherlee Place 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Greater Pollok
G53 7LN, G53 7LF, G53 7AS, G53 7AG, G53 6PJ, G53 7WW, G53 5AT, G46 7UR, G53 7HS … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Priesthill & Darnley Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Nitshill Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
Hotels near Greater Pollok Ad
- Dalmeny Park House Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Parklands Hotel & Country Club 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Ashtree House Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Dakota Glasgow 5 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Glasgow Sec 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Busby Hotel 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Glasgow 5 4.9 miles8 km
- The Redhurst Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Pipers' Tryst Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Sherbrooke Castle Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.4 km
Schools in Greater Pollok
- Cleeves Primary School Primary
- Crookston Castle Primary School Primary
- Darnley Primary School Primary
- Gowanbank Primary School Primary
- Howford Primary School Special
- Langlands Primary School Special
- St Angela's Primary School & Nursery Class Primary
- St Bernard's Primary School Primary
- St Marnock's Primary School Primary
- St Monica's Primary School Primary
- St Paul's High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Silverburn Shopping centre 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Ibrox Stadium Stadium 3 miles4.9 km
- Museum the Art at Paisley High Street free Museum 3.7 miles6 km
- Scotland Street School Museum Museum 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hampden Park Stadium 3.8 miles6.2 km
- St Mirren FC Stadium 4 miles6.5 km
- Braehead Shopping centre 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Ferry Theatre 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum 4.3 miles6.9 km
- New St. Mirren Park Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 4.5 miles7.2 km
- University of Glasgow University 4.5 miles7.3 km