Houston

From UK Housing Wiki

Houston is a rural village in Renfrewshire near Glasgow. It is bordered to the west by Linwood and to the south by Bridge Of Weir. It is served by three schools: Houston Primary, St Fillans Primary and Gryffe High School. Houston was designated as a New Town in the 1950s by the Clyde Valley Regional Plan This seen the construction of many detached, terraced and semi detached houses around the traditional village. The Commitee folded before any other provions for Houston were made and therefore, Houston never expanded beyond a large village. It's population is 8000.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, another boom seen more houses built in Houston as many more private estates were constructed like the luxurious Cunningham Gardens and the Fulton Park estate. This seen the growing village consume it's neighbour, Crosslee.

It is a very affluent area and a desirable place to live. The local high school has a great reputation for being on eof the best state schools in Scotland and being in it's catchment area alone raises house values.