West Point Grey, Vancouver
Living in West Point Grey: 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 West Point Grey
West Point Grey is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 3,505 home lots and about 12,885 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R1-1, and a typical lot is about 4,069 ft². Most homes were built in the 1920s.
Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 3,062 can have 6 homes, 174 can have 4 homes, 98 can have 3 homes. The middle assessed value of a single-title home lot (not counting condos) is $3,343,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).
60% of households own their home and 40% rent. 18% of commuters take transit, 8% walk and 74% drive. The median age is about 44.
The closest rapid transit is Yaletown-Roundhouse Station, about 6.4 km from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 2 grocery stores, including Jason's No Frills, Top Ten Produce. 35 cafés and restaurants and 35 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 6 schools are inside the neighbourhood.
In West Point Grey
Schools
Groceries
- Jason's No Frills
- Top Ten Produce
Cafés & restaurants
- 35 inside the neighbourhood
- Crazy Zhang Fusion Tea & BBQ Rice 600 m
- N.S.C.S. Discovery Café 620 m
- Four Olives Restaurant 620 m
- Sun Sushi 620 m
Parks & playgrounds
- Hastings Mill Park
- Jericho Beach Park
- Locarno Beach Park
- Locarno Park
- Lord Byng Pool
- Spanish Banks Beach Park
- West Point Grey Park
- Westmount Park
Rapid transit
- Yaletown-Roundhouse Station 6.4 km away
- Burrard Station 6.8 km away
Pharmacy
- Point Grey Pharmacy 630 m away
- Pure Pharmacy 640 m away
Library & community centre
- Jericho Hill Centre
- VPL: West Point Grey Branch
- West Point Grey Community Centre
Zones
- R1-1 3,380 lots
- C-2A 89 lots
- RM-4 15 lots
- RM-3 12 lots
- RM-3A 7 lots
- RT-2 1 lots
Homes by type (2021 census)
| Type | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,405 | 44% |
| Duplex units | 1,260 | 23% |
| Apartments under 5 storeys | 1,240 | 23% |
| Apartments 5+ storeys | 420 | 8% |
| Row houses | 60 | 1% |
| Semi-detached | 60 | 1% |
Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.
Rezoning & development applications
4 open applications on the map. Most recent:
- 3803-3823 W 10th Ave and 2553 Highbury St Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ592 on the map city page ↗ - 3983-3991 W 10th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ324 on the map city page ↗ - 4545 W 10th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ329 on the map city page ↗ - 3731-3743 W 4th Ave and 1975 Alma St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ596 on the map city page ↗
Thinking of buying or selling in West Point Grey?
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Streets in West Point Grey
1st Ave W 9th Ave W Alma St Bellevue Drive Belmont Ave Blanca St Camosun St Courtenay St Crown Crescent Crown St Discovery St Drummond Drive Fannin Ave Highbury St Jericho Circle Langara Ave Locarno Crescent NW Marine Drive Point Grey Road Sasamat Place Sasamat St Simpson Ave Tolmie St Trimble St W 1st Ave W 2nd Ave W 3rd Ave W 4th Ave W 5th Ave W 6th Ave W 7th Ave W 8th Ave W 9th Ave W 10th Ave W 11th Ave W 12th Ave W 13th Ave W 14th Ave W 15th Ave W 16th Ave W Broadway Wallace Crescent Wallace St
Biggest condo buildings in West Point Grey
2200 Highbury St76 units3875 W 4th Ave63 units3766 W 7th Ave51 units3727 W 10th Ave47 units2083 Alma St45 units2020 Highbury St43 units2410 Sasamat St41 units3788 W 8th Ave40 units4355 W 10th Ave36 units3663 W 16th Ave34 units3639 W 16th Ave34 units3760 W 10th Ave30 units4597 W 10th Ave30 units3839 W 4th Ave30 units4542 W 10th Ave22 units4375 W 10th Ave22 units3731 W 6th Ave21 units4463 W 10th Ave21 units3158 Camosun St20 units4416 W 10th Ave18 units4479 W 10th Ave18 units3720 W 8th Ave17 units4210 Nautilus Close16 units2556 Highbury St15 units3788 W 10th Ave12 units4387 W 10th Ave12 units2575 Tolmie St10 units4688 W 10th Ave10 units4696 W 10th Ave8 units1980 Sasamat St7 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 End
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.