It was also established prior to the adjoining neighbourhoods to the south, Priesthill and Craigbank (the latter generally considered part of Nitshill).

Maps of these areas show a continuation of streets and a similar building style, namely cottage flats and terraced houses,[1] but at ground level there are noticeable differences between the designs of the different decades, the final streets belonging to Househillwood being Brock Road and Hartstone Road.

[2] It is flanked to the west by Househill Park, which features a play area and small rose garden with the Levern Water flowing through it, and was the location of Hous'hill, the local country house[3][4] (dating from the early 1800s and once home to team room entrepreneur Catherine Cranston)[5] until its demolition following a fire, shortly before the building of the housing estate[5] – the rest of the surrounding land in the area was open woodland or farmers' fields.

[3] To the east is the Silverburn Centre (a large 'out of town' retail, dining and cinema complex)[6][7] and the Brock Burn;[8] the two waters converge a short distance to the north.

There are few amenities in Househillwood itself, with the closest churches[9][10][11] and schools[12][13][14] located in Priesthill and Craigbank along with the local housing office,[15] and others (health centre, library, sports centre, bus station) at the Pollok civic realm immediately to the north adjacent to Silverburn.