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 miles
- Paisley 3.8 miles
- East Kilbride 7.2 miles
- Hamilton 11.9 miles
- Cumbernauld 16.4 miles
- Kilmarnock 15.5 miles
- Coatbridge 12.6 miles
- Greenock 18.6 miles
- Airdrie 15.1 miles
- Irvine 18.2 miles
- Motherwell 14.2 miles
- Rutherglen 5.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thornliebank Place 1.5 miles
- Newlands/Auldburn Ward 1.9 miles
- Barrhead Place 1.9 miles
- Giffnock and Thornliebank Ward 2.1 miles
- Cardonald Ward 2.1 miles
- Giffnock Place 2.3 miles
- Pollokshields Ward 2.5 miles
- Paisley East and Central Ward 2.6 miles
- Paisley Northeast and Ralston Ward 2.8 miles
- Paisley Southeast Ward 2.8 miles
- Newton Mearns Place 2.8 miles
- Netherlee Place 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Greater Pollok
G53 6LT, G53 7UY, G53 7DH, G46 8PX, G53 5LG, G53 6TE, G53 7XD, G53 5RU, G53 7XP … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 5.1 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 23.1 miles
- Priesthill & Darnley Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Nitshill Railway Station 0.5 miles
Hotels near Greater Pollok Ad
- The Sherbrooke Castle Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Parklands Hotel & Country Club 4 2.8 miles
- The Orchard Park Hotel 2.3 miles
- Radisson RED Hotel, Glasgow 4 3.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Glasgow 4 4.6 miles
- Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel 5 4.7 miles
- Motel One Glasgow 4.5 miles
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Glasgow 4 4.6 miles
- Aparthotel Adagio Glasgow Central 4.6 miles
- Ibis Styles Glasgow Central 3 4.5 miles
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 miles
- Ibrox Stadium Stadium 3 miles
- Museum the Art at Paisley High Street free Museum 3.7 miles
- Scotland Street School Museum Museum 3.8 miles
- Hampden Park Stadium 3.8 miles
- St Mirren FC Stadium 4 miles
- Braehead Shopping centre 4.2 miles
- The Ferry Theatre 4.2 miles
- Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum 4.3 miles
- New St. Mirren Park Stadium 4.4 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 4.5 miles
- University of Glasgow University 4.5 miles