Easterhouse

This article is about the suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. For the 1980s band, see Easterhouse (band).

Easterhouse
Photographed in 2018, these buildings on Westerhouse Road were among few from the original estate not to have been significantly altered externally or demolished
Easterhouse is located in Glasgow council area
Easterhouse
Easterhouse
Location within Glasgow
Area11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population8,923 (2011 Census)[1]
• Density811/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
OS grid referenceNS681662
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGlasgow
Postcode districtG34
Dialling code0141 771/773
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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55°52′04″N 4°06′31″W / 55.867667°N 4.108667°W / 55.867667; -4.108667

Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, 6 miles (10 km) east of the city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. The area is on high ground north of the River Clyde and south of the River Kelvin and Campsie Fells.

Building began in the mid-1950s to provide better housing for people in the East End living in sub-standard conditions. At the 2001 Census, its population was 26,495.[2][3][1]

"Pond Scene" - (East Wall detail of The Easterhouse Mosaic) Photo is from brochure made on the mosaic's completion.
"Liberty" - (West Wall detail of The Easterhouse Mosaic) Photo is from brochure made on the mosaic's completion.

Neighbourhoods of Easterhouse include Provanhall, Kildermorie, Lochend, Rogerfield and Commonhead, as well as Wellhouse, Easthall and Queenslie which are separated from the other parts by the M8 motorway running east–west through the area. The nearby communities of Barlanark, Craigend, Cranhill, Garthamlock and Ruchazie were constructed using the same building principles and have suffered from similar problems.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Profiles | The Glasgow Indicators Project". Understandingglasgow.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Born Abroad - Countries of Birth - Scotland - Overview". BBC. 7 September 2005. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Born Abroad - Around Britain - Overview". BBC. 7 September 2005. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference shadow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ ""Ice-cream wars" verdicts quashed as justice system faulted". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ Smack City tries to kick the habit Archived 29 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 8 August 1998