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West End, Vancouver

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

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46,505people (2021 census)
934home lots
$8,433,000middle lot value (not condos)
8,643 ft²typical lot size

About West End

West End is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 934 home lots and about 46,505 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is RM-5B, and a typical lot is about 8,643 ft². Most homes were built in the 1950s.

Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 16 can have 6 homes, 3 can have 3 homes. 145 lots are close enough to rapid transit that the city must consider buildings up to 12 storeys (Bill 47). The middle assessed value of a single-title home lot (not counting condos) is $8,433,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).

19% of households own their home and 81% rent. 25% of commuters take transit, 39% walk and 37% drive. The median age is about 40.2.

The closest rapid transit is Burrard Station, about 1.4 km from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 14 grocery stores, including Aria Market, Danial Market, Fresco Foods. 264 cafés and restaurants and 23 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 2 schools are inside the neighbourhood.

In West End

Schools

Groceries

  • Aria Market
  • Danial Market
  • Fresco Foods
  • IGA
  • Kin's Farm Market
  • Lucifer's
  • Mi Tierra Latina
  • No Frills

Cafés & restaurants

  • 264 inside the neighbourhood
  • McDonald's 100 m
  • Lucifer's House of Heat 180 m
  • JJ Bean 230 m
  • Red Umbrella Cafe 240 m

Parks & playgrounds

  • Alexandra Park
  • Barclay Heritage Square
  • English Bay Beach Park
  • Lost Lagoon Park
  • Morton Park
  • Nelson Park
  • Sunset Beach Park
  • West end mini park

Rapid transit

  • Burrard Station 1.4 km away
  • Vancouver City Centre Station 1.5 km away

Pharmacy

  • London Drugs 130 m away
  • Davie Pharmacy 430 m away

Library & community centre

  • Barclay Manor
  • Gordon Neighbourhood House
  • VPL: Joe Fortes Branch

Zones

  • RM-5B 284 lots
  • RM-5A 235 lots
  • RM-5 132 lots
  • C-5 77 lots
  • DD 68 lots
  • R1-1 44 lots

Homes by type (2021 census)

TypeHomesShare
Apartments 5+ storeys23,46579%
Apartments under 5 storeys6,22021%
Row houses1050%
Duplex units350%
Houses300%
Semi-detached100%

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

Rezoning & development applications

19 open applications on the map. Most recent:

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Streets in West End

Alberni St Barclay St Beach Ave Bidwell St Broughton St Burnaby St Burrard St Bute St Cardero St Chilco St Comox St Davie St Denman St Gilford St Haro St Harwood St Jervis St Nelson St Nicola St Pacific St Pendrell St Robson St Thurlow St W Georgia St

Biggest condo buildings in West End

720 Jervis St485 units1331 Alberni St460 units969 Burrard St329 units1121 Alberni St299 units788 Jervis St271 units1028 Barclay St256 units807 Broughton St249 units1568 Alberni St184 units1420 W Georgia St183 units855 Burrard St175 units1723 Alberni St150 units1180 Broughton St149 units1060 Alberni St147 units1003 Burnaby St142 units909 Burrard St131 units1010 Smithe St128 units1009 Harwood St121 units1816 Haro St120 units1277 Nelson St120 units1146 Harwood St115 units1740 Comox St113 units1040 Pacific St112 units1889 Alberni St112 units1003 Pacific St105 units1005 Beach Ave105 units1020 Harwood St104 units1725 Pendrell St103 units1500 Pendrell St100 units717 Jervis St99 units1209 Bidwell St90 units

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Arbutus Ridge Downtown Dunbar-Southlands Fairview Grandview-Woodland Hastings-Sunrise Kensington-Cedar Cottage Kerrisdale Killarney Kitsilano Marpole Mount Pleasant Oakridge Renfrew-Collingwood Riley Park Shaughnessy South Cambie Strathcona Sunset Victoria-Fraserview West Point Grey

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.