First home in Scotland

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When we moved to Milngavie in Scotland, we didn’t appreciate the fact that it was so handy to explore outdoor sports like running, cold water swimming, surfing, lawn tennis, Rugby, Cricket! and football, of course.

It is one of the suburbs of Glasgow adjoining Bearsden and the increased demand for family homes, outside space and high-quality lifestyle living means we paid higher premiums as per housing demand that remains very strong in the local market compared to most other locations.

Shifting from a big city to Milngavie, I was unsure, but life turned out nice, and I proudly call it home.

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I’m discovering the Milngavie and Bearsden suburbs fresh and they seem great with so many family friendly places.

living room of an advertised house in Milngavieliving room of an advertised house in Milngavie
living room of an advertised house in Milngavie

My leafy street has neighbours who look after each other’s pets and bins and kids who play outside like something from a Facebook “reminder post”.

It is a 20-minute ride to Glasgow, I may never leave again for city bars and pubs as there is a sense of belonging going to local pubs and restaurants. I didn't grow up here and initially, I could feel stale and out of touch. But, house prices in these leafy suburbs are driven by excellent schooling.

Parents move from all over who aspire to provide their children with good schooling and be part of a close-knit community. Unlike, dropping kids in city schools where you could see car brawls and unruly drivers daily, I could have a nice coffee catch up with parents after dropping kids off to school and even the trip to the dump feels thrilling as I’m happy, more at peace than I thought was possible.

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Overall, I am living a dream with a house i can afford to live in an area where, despite higher demands for housing, there is not much available purely because people are content and happy once they have bought their own nest on these leafy almost traffic free streets.

During Covid these areas were pretty much like one big family helping each other compared to big city centres, which remained mostly depressed and confused.

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