About the Area > West Ashley
West Ashley is located adjacent to Downtown Charleston, just West of the Ashley River . It is a large suburb of Charleston offering a huge variety of neighborhoods, shops, and professional services. It is speckled with impressive neighborhoods, and is home to some of the areas most famous plantations that are now open to the public.
The central location makes this a hub from which you can reach almost any other area in less than thirty minutes. It is a shopping and service area whether you live in West Ashley, James Island , Kiawah Island , Seabrook Island , Daniel Island , or Downtown. Only Mt. Pleasant offers as much!