Foxbar

Foxbar is an district of Paisley, bordered by the Gleniffer Braes and Paisley town centre. Consisting mostly of residential areas, Foxbar has rapidly grown over the past century to be one of the largest housing areas in the town. An area of low socioeconomic levels and poor social mobility, the local authority (Renfrewshire Council) has invested significantly in the area, which nowadays boasts multiple community centres, public parks and social areas.DistrictsConsisting of various sub-districts, Foxbar contains areas including the top end and bottom end, spam valley/meikleriggs and the green road end amongst others. All areas are highly populated with housing areas. Each area has a mixture of both private and local authority housing.HousingThe area has a mixed type of housing including detached, tenement and has one high rise.Foxbar used to have 5 high rise flats which were: Oliphant Court. Marmion Court. Heriot Court. Montrose Court. Waverley Court. Waverley Court was demolished in 1996 followed by three others in 2004, Oliphant Court remains.Services and retailThe area has many services and local businesses that supply the large population.SchoolsFoxbar has 3 primary schools and one secondary school .RetailFor a modern housing development, Foxbar comparably has a large retail presence. Currently the various sub-areas are supplied by multiple local newsagents and grocery stores; however post office facilities, a pharmacy and a local butcher also are available. Understandably so for Paisley`s biggest area of housing.