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Oakridge, Vancouver

Living in Oakridge: homes and lots, what BC's new housing laws allow, who lives here, and the schools, shops and parks nearby.

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14,625people (2021 census)
2,404home lots
$3,521,000middle lot value (not condos)
7,416 ft²typical lot size

About Oakridge

Oakridge is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 2,404 home lots and about 14,625 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R1-1, and a typical lot is about 7,416 ft². Most homes were built in the 1990s.

Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 1,144 can have 6 homes, 21 can have 4 homes, 10 can have 3 homes. 1,190 lots are close enough to rapid transit that the city must consider buildings up to 20 storeys (Bill 47). The middle assessed value of a single-title home lot (not counting condos) is $3,521,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).

58% of households own their home and 42% rent. 28% of commuters take transit, 3% walk and 69% drive. The median age is about 43.1.

Rapid transit stations here: Langara-49th Avenue Station. There are 1 grocery stores, including Safeway. 38 cafés and restaurants and 21 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 7 schools are inside the neighbourhood.

In Oakridge

Schools

Groceries

  • Safeway

Cafés & restaurants

  • 38 inside the neighbourhood
  • Elysees Cafe & Bakery 290 m
  • Chatime 340 m
  • % Arabica 350 m
  • Armani/Caffe' 370 m

Parks & playgrounds

  • Cambie Park
  • Columbia Park
  • Langara Park
  • Montgomery Park
  • Tisdall Park

Rapid transit

  • Langara-49th Avenue Station

Pharmacy

  • yYoung Pharmacy 750 m away
  • PharmaChoice 1.1 km away

Library & community centre

  • Alliance Française
  • Jewish Community Centre
  • Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver
  • Oakridge Civic Centre
  • Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
  • VPL: Oakridge Branch

Zones

  • R1-1 2,130 lots
  • RM-8A 235 lots
  • R5-1 18 lots
  • RT-2 13 lots
  • C-1 3 lots
  • C-2 2 lots

Homes by type (2021 census)

TypeHomesShare
Houses2,16538%
Apartments under 5 storeys1,17521%
Apartments 5+ storeys1,12020%
Duplex units82514%
Row houses3857%
Semi-detached250%

Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.

Rezoning & development applications

20 open applications on the map. Most recent:

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Streets in Oakridge

41st Ave W 47th Ave W 55th Ave W Alberta St Ash St Athlone St Cambie St Cartier St Columbia St Dogwood Ave Fremlin St Granville St Heather St Hudson St Laurel St Manitoba St Montgomery St Neal St Oak St Ontario St Osler St Selkirk St Tisdall St W 41st Ave W 42nd Ave W 43rd Ave W 44th Ave W 45th Ave W 46th Ave W 47th Ave W 48th Ave W 49th Ave W 50th Ave W 51st Ave W 52nd Ave W 53rd Ave W 54th Ave W 55th Ave W 56th Ave W 57th Ave Willow St Yukon St

Biggest condo buildings in Oakridge

5750 Cambie St133 units6677 Cambie St126 units688 Fairchild Road113 units618 W 45th Ave92 units6859 Cambie St71 units6933 Cambie St69 units5750 Oak St67 units6383 Cambie St64 units538 W 45th Ave63 units6288 Oak St63 units6328 Cambie St58 units5733 Alberta St57 units333 Wethersfield Drive56 units6311 Cambie St56 units6733 Cambie St56 units444 W 49th Ave48 units785 W 49th Ave47 units1001 W 43rd Ave44 units302 Greensboro Place42 units6485 Manitoba St41 units6198 Ash St36 units6812 Oak St36 units1008 W 47th Ave36 units6318 Ash St35 units6718 Granville St35 units6106 Oak St33 units650 W 41st Ave32 units972 W 54th Ave31 units5977 Oak St31 units6502 Pinehurst Drive30 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.