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Valley Centre, North Vancouver (District)
Living in Valley Centre: 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 Valley Centre
Valley Centre is one of North Vancouver (District)'s official neighbourhoods, with 405 home lots and about 3,975 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R2, and a typical lot is about 6,178 ft².
Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 175 can have 6 homes, 157 can have 4 homes, 1 can have 3 homes.
69% of households own their home and 31% rent. 13% of commuters take transit, 10% walk and 76% drive. The median age is about 46.1.
The closest rapid transit is Lonsdale Quay Station, about 3.9 km from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 3 grocery stores, including Nourish, Safeway, Save-On-Foods. 16 cafés and restaurants and 9 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 3 schools are inside the neighbourhood.
In Valley Centre
Schools
Groceries
- Nourish
- Safeway
- Save-On-Foods
Cafés & restaurants
- 16 inside the neighbourhood
- Domino's 180 m
- Starbucks 230 m
- Subway 230 m
- McDonald's 300 m
Parks & playgrounds
- Institute Park
- Lynn Valley Park
- Pioneer Park
Rapid transit
- Lonsdale Quay Station 3.9 km away
- Waterfront Station @ West Coast Express 7.2 km away
Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 310 m away
- London Drugs 2.1 km away
Library & community centre
- Lynn Valley Community Recreation Centre
- NVDPL: Lynn Valley
Zones
- R2 307 lots
- C2 21 lots
- RL1 21 lots
- RS3 15 lots
- CP 14 lots
- RM3 7 lots
Homes by type (2021 census)
| Type | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments under 5 storeys | 775 | 51% |
| Houses | 345 | 23% |
| Duplex units | 235 | 15% |
| Apartments 5+ storeys | 80 | 5% |
| Row houses | 75 | 5% |
| Semi-detached | 5 | 0% |
Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.
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Streets in Valley Centre
Allan Rd Argyle Rd Baird Rd Church St Draycott Rd Frederick Rd Fromme Rd Harold Rd Institute Rd Lynn Valley Rd Mountain Hwy Ronayne Rd Ross Rd St Christophers Rd Sunnyhurst Rd Upton Rd Wendel Pl
Biggest condo buildings in Valley Centre
1385 Draycott Rd64 units2620 Fromme Rd62 units3191 Mountain Hwy44 units1150 Lynn Valley Rd39 units3275 Mountain Hwy36 units1145 29th St E11 units
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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.