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>Avoid Govanhill.

the south west of govanhill is fine. albert drive and queens drive are so fine theyre way out this guys price range. torrisdale street, prince edward street area etc is all also perfectly fine. tired of people disparaging govanhill; yes, the north east part of it is dodgy but it can completely change character within the space of a block; on the deprivation index it runs almost the entire gamut of colours in the space of about 500m.

its not really relevant to this guy who wants a quietish place for a family, but im living on a flat on vicky road that corners onto prince edward street and other than a gloomy close with shite stairs theres no problems. although i havent been able to do it as much recently its a great place when you have a day off for just wandering around, running into mates, going into the wide array of quaint local businesses (cafes, antique stores, bookshops), having a pint, going to the park for a while. i have queens park, locavore, ranjit's, cake box, milk, julie's kapitiam, the glad cafe, queens cafe, halloumi, kurdistan shawarma, category is, soy division, lucky sparrow, fyne fishmongers, and strange brew within walking distance, a train station within 2 minutes walking distance that takes 7 minutes to get to central, completely safe bike routes all the way to either the city centre or the east end, in a spacious 2 bedroom flat for under £130k. but sure, gypsies or something