An area of open ground to the south-west of Nitshill forms the boundary between Glasgow and the town of Barrhead in East Renfrewshire.

[3] The change in local government was mainly related to education and community services such as roads, water, sewerage and housing.

[6][7][8][9] The wider area, sited on the main Glasgow-Kilmarnock road and rail networks and including the post-WWII housing schemes of South Nitshill and Craigbank[10] (as well as Priesthill in some reckonings), became increasingly marked by multiple socio-economic issues.

There is one small tower block in the area, adjacent to the shopping precinct, the only such structure in that part of Glasgow (over 200 were constructed across the city).

This link was highlighted in a report relating to a knife murder committed by a bar manager in a Nitshill pub in 2010.