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In common with many areas of the West End, continual development causes concern for many residents who fear the area becoming overdeveloped; this concern was highlighted in the bitter dispute over the proposed redevelopment of Dowanhill Tennis Club.
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Dowanhill's postcode district, G12, is the most expensive in Glasgow, beating the average property price of second place, G3, by more than £100,000 as of 2022. The area's average property price is also considerably higher than the Scottish Average
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The earliest known registered scout troop in the world, the 1st Glasgow Scout Troop, is still active in Dowanhill. Captain 'Boss' Young established the troop in 1907 and the group was registered with Scout HQ,
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An upper middle-class residential district, the area generally contains a mixture of terraced townhouses with private
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buildings. Originally constructed from the middle of the 19th century onwards.
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measures and converted a number of streets into one-way traffic systems.
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In 2005–2006 due to increased traffic levels and to discourage
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35 Saltoun Street, the building depicted in the 1993 painting
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The area, although mostly residential also include a
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Dowanhill is located in Glasgow council area
Glasgow
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NS561673
Council area
Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area
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Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
G12
Dialling code
Police
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Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
Glasgow North
Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Kelvin
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Glasgow
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