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Highlands, North Vancouver (District)
Living in Highlands: homes and lots, what BC's new housing laws allow, who lives here, and the schools, shops and parks nearby.
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About Highlands
Highlands is one of North Vancouver (District)'s official neighbourhoods, with 984 home lots and about 3,230 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R2, and a typical lot is about 8,191 ft².
Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 921 can have 4 homes, 26 can have 3 homes.
74% of households own their home and 26% rent. 8% of commuters take transit, 9% walk and 83% drive. The median age is about 45.1.
The closest rapid transit is Lonsdale Quay Station, about 3.4 km from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 2 grocery stores, including Columbus Farm Market, Thrifty Foods. 12 cafés and restaurants and 12 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 1 school is inside the neighbourhood.
In Highlands
Schools
Groceries
- Columbus Farm Market
- Thrifty Foods
Cafés & restaurants
- 12 inside the neighbourhood
- Caffe Artigiano 300 m
- Nicli Antica Pizzeria 310 m
- Cantina Norte 310 m
- Windsor Meats Edgemont 350 m
Parks & playgrounds
- Dudley Place
- Fairmont Park
- Natural Playground
- The Swing
Rapid transit
- Lonsdale Quay Station 3.4 km away
- Waterfront Station @ West Coast Express 6.0 km away
Pharmacy
- Pharmasave 350 m away
- Pure Pharmacy 390 m away
Library & community centre
- NVDPL: Capilano Branch
Zones
- R2 947 lots
- C1 27 lots
- C3 5 lots
- C1L 2 lots
- RSH 1 lots
- CP 1 lots
Homes by type (2021 census)
| Type | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 770 | 66% |
| Duplex units | 160 | 14% |
| Apartments under 5 storeys | 135 | 12% |
| Apartments 5+ storeys | 85 | 7% |
| Row houses | 10 | 1% |
Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.
Thinking of buying or selling in Highlands?
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Streets in Highlands
Arlington Cres Aurora Rd Ayr Ave Beaumont Dr Belmont Ave Beverley Cres Brookridge Dr Canfield Cres Colwood Dr Crescentview Dr Dudley Rd Edgemont Blvd Emerald Dr Evergreen Pl Fairmont Rd Forest Hills Dr Glenora Ave Glenview Cres Griffin Pl Highland Blvd Kennedy Ave Leovista Ave Melbourne Ave Newmarket Dr Queens Rd W Ridgewood Dr Sunnycrest Dr Sunset Blvd Thorncliffe Dr Trenton Pl Vale Crt Wellington Cres Wentworth Ave Woodbine Dr
Biggest condo buildings in Highlands
3151 Woodbine Dr23 units3088 Highland Blvd16 units
Other neighbourhoods in North Vancouver (District)
Blueridge Boundary Braemar Canyon Heights Capilano Carisbrooke Central Lynn Cleveland Cove Cliff Deep Cove Delbrook Dollarton Grousewoods Handsworth Indian Arm Communities Indian River Keith Lynn Kirkstone Lions Gate Lower Capilano Marine Lower West Lynn Lynn Canyon Lynnmour North Lynnmour South Maplewood McCARTNEY WOODS Norgate Northlands Norwood Queens Parkgate Parkway Pemberton Heights Riverside East Riverside West Roche Point Seymour Heights Seymour Non-Residential Tsleil-Waututh Upper Delbrook Upper Lynn Upper West Lynn Valley Centre West Lynn Terrace Windridge Windsor Park
Boundaries: Open Government Licence – North Vancouver. Lots: city open data and ParcelMap BC. Places: OpenStreetMap. Homes allowed is our estimate under BC's Bills 44 and 47; confirm with North Vancouver (District) before buying or building.