Arbutus Ridge, Vancouver
Living in Arbutus Ridge: 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 Arbutus Ridge
Arbutus Ridge is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 3,165 home lots and about 15,805 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R1-1, and a typical lot is about 6,178 ft². Most homes were built in the 1990s.
Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 1,876 can have 6 homes, 1,087 can have 4 homes, 80 can have 3 homes. The middle assessed value of a single-title home lot (not counting condos) is $3,388,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).
60% of households own their home and 40% rent. 18% of commuters take transit, 7% walk and 74% drive. The median age is about 46.4.
The closest rapid transit is King Edward Station, about 2.9 km from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 4 grocery stores, including Asakusa, Kin's Farm Market, Konbiniya Japan Centre. 27 cafés and restaurants and 20 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 3 schools are inside the neighbourhood.
In Arbutus Ridge
Schools
Groceries
- Asakusa
- Kin's Farm Market
- Konbiniya Japan Centre
- Safeway
Cafés & restaurants
- 27 inside the neighbourhood
- Starbucks 550 m
- Sushi King House 660 m
- White Spot 670 m
- Bufala 700 m
Parks & playgrounds
- Arbutus Village Park
- Carnarvon Park
- Park Site on Puget Drive
- Park Site on Quesnel Drive
- Park Site on Trafalgar Street
- Prince of Wales Park
- Quilchena Park
- Ravine Park
Rapid transit
- King Edward Station 2.9 km away
- Oakridge-41st Avenue Station 2.9 km away
Pharmacy
- Kripps Health Care Rx 760 m away
- Kerrisdale Pharmacy 890 m away
Library & community centre
- Vancouver Public Library Kerrisdale Branch 1.2 km away
- Kerrisdale Community Centre 1.2 km away
Zones
- R1-1 3,018 lots
- RM-3 54 lots
- C-2A 47 lots
- RT-2 25 lots
- C-1 10 lots
- RR-2B 9 lots
Homes by type (2021 census)
| Type | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,605 | 40% |
| Apartments 5+ storeys | 1,460 | 23% |
| Apartments under 5 storeys | 1,270 | 20% |
| Duplex units | 800 | 12% |
| Row houses | 270 | 4% |
| Semi-detached | 50 | 1% |
Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.
Rezoning & development applications
7 open applications on the map. Most recent:
- 3215 Macdonald St Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ672 on the map city page ↗ - 2150 W 16th Ave Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ691 on the map city page ↗ - 2109 W 35th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ112 on the map city page ↗ - 2520-2532 W 16th Ave and 3223 Larch St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ332
 on the map city page ↗ - 5455 Balsam St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ420 on the map city page ↗ - 5025 Arbutus Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ453 on the map city page ↗ - 2092 Nanton Ave and 4330-4408 Arbutus St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: office
Office · RZ240 on the map city page ↗
Thinking of buying or selling in Arbutus Ridge?
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Streets in Arbutus Ridge
20th Ave W 22nd Ave W 35th Ave W 36th Ave W 37th Ave W 41st Ave W Alamein Ave Arbutus St Aspen Ave Balsam St Brakenridge St Carnarvon St Cypress St Eddington Drive Edgar Crescent Elm St Haggart St Larch St Linden Road Macdonald St Mackenzie St Magnolia St Maple St Mcbain Ave Mcmullen Ave Musqueamview St Nanton Ave Narvaez Drive Oliver Crescent Paton St Puget Dr Puget Drive Quesnel Drive Quilchena Crescent Quilchena Place Townley St Trafalgar St Valley Drive Vine St W 16th Ave W 17th Ave W 18th Ave W 19th Ave W 20th Ave W 21st Ave W 22nd Ave W 23rd Ave W 24th Ave W 28th Ave W 29th Ave W 30th Ave W 31st Ave W 32nd Ave W 33rd Ave W 34th Ave W 35th Ave W 36th Ave W 37th Ave W 38th Ave W 39th Ave W 40th Ave W 41st Ave W King Edward Ave West Boulevard Yew St
Biggest condo buildings in Arbutus Ridge
4685 Valley Drive212 units4625 Valley Drive139 units4883 Maclure Mews127 units4005 Vine St117 units2101 Mcmullen Ave103 units2031 W 33rd Ave102 units3907 Arbutus St75 units2320 W 40th Ave63 units2102 W 38th Ave47 units2350 W 39th Ave44 units5350 Larch St44 units3905 Springtree Drive41 units2108 W 38th Ave41 units5325 West Boulevard41 units4351 Arbutus St40 units5425 Yew St37 units2140 Briar Ave35 units2128 W 40th Ave34 units2288 W 40th Ave27 units2115 W 40th Ave25 units5350 Balsam St24 units2150 W 40th Ave24 units2121 W 38th Ave24 units4350 Valley Drive21 units2893 W 41st Ave19 units2238 W 40th Ave17 units2786 W 16th Ave16 units2261 W 41st Ave16 units2275 W 40th Ave12 units5555 Yew St12 units
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Boundaries: Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Lots: city open data and ParcelMap BC. Places: OpenStreetMap. Homes allowed is our estimate under BC's Bills 44 and 47; confirm with Vancouver before buying or building.