Im looking to rent a flat in the city center (preferably within walking distance to the city center) or somewhere near by. Maybe the west end, near Glasgow green,high street, ingham road. Or just on the other side of the river. Or! the west end.

What are these places like? Want to be sure that im going to feel safe walking down the road at night, i.e staggering back from the pub!

City centre is a bit of a mixed bag; it’s had a lot of redevelopment in the last few years so there are some really smart apartments available. Then again there’s always some trouble kicking off on Sauchiehall Street after midnight, and there are some pretty dodgey parts near the railways stations. I lived on Cowcaddens Road for a few months a couple of years ago and had no problems. It was nice to be in the middle of things.

In general the "nice" places to live are in the West End in the area around Byres Road, the Botanic gardens and the Great Western Road. There are some areas around there that are as nice as any city in the world…took me by surprise as I wasn’t expecting it in Glasgow!