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North Burnaby real estate · the complete area guide

Living in North Burnaby: real estate, neighbourhoods & homes for sale

North Burnaby is the part of the city north of the Lougheed Highway, from Boundary Road east to Burnaby Mountain. It covers the character streets of Burnaby Heights and Capitol Hill, the towers at Brentwood, and the family neighbourhoods below SFU. It borders West Coquitlam at Lougheed, which is why so many of my clients move between the two.

I’ve been a REALTOR® since 2009 and I’ve helped families buy and sell on both sides of that line. This guide covers what North Burnaby homes cost, how the neighbourhoods differ, how the school system works, since it is not the same as the Tri-Cities, and how people get around.

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Brentwood's towers with the North Shore mountains behind — North Burnaby from the air

By the numbers · North Burnaby at a glance

249,125

Population · Burnaby, city-wide

$105,100

Average household income · city-wide

160+

Parks · city-wide

$1.81M

Detached benchmark · North Burnaby

Population, income and parks are for all of Burnaby (2021 Census; income is an average, before tax) — North Burnaby isn't broken out separately. Benchmark from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® September 2026 stats package. Park count as of 2026.

North Burnaby gives you the parks and the pool without giving up the city. The Heights on Hastings is the kind of main street you walk with a stroller — butchers, bakeries, green grocers — and a few blocks away, Confederation Park and the Eileen Dailly pool make one family hub. Brentwood is the other end of the story: towers, open-air plazas and a SkyTrain station that puts the rest of the Lower Mainland minutes away.

Millennium Line stations across Burnaby — Brentwood Town Centre is North Burnaby's front door

Weekend miniature train, Easter–Thanksgiving Warmed toddler pool at Eileen Dailly Stroller-friendly strip on Hastings

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Market snapshot

North Burnaby house prices and real estate market

Home type	Benchmark price	1-year change
Detached house	$1,808,500	−9.2%
Townhouse	$880,400	−4.7%
Condo apartment	$662,400	−6.6%

North Burnaby (“Burnaby North” in the board’s figures) · benchmark prices from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® monthly stats package, as of September 2026. The 1-year change compares with September 2025.

North Burnaby’s detached benchmark of $1,808,500 sits between Port Moody at $1,903,500 and Coquitlam at $1,584,400. Its condo benchmark of $662,400 is the second-highest of my four areas, after Port Moody at $676,200. Families often compare a Brentwood condo with a townhome in Burquitlam or Port Moody, and I can run that comparison for you side by side.

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North Burnaby neighbourhoods: Burnaby Heights, Capitol Hill, Brentwood and more

The real estate board calls this whole area “Burnaby North”. Within it, the neighbourhoods are distinct enough that prices and housing types change every few blocks.

A Capitol Hill street, with the North Shore mountains beyond

Burnaby Heights

The best-known address on the north side, centred on the Hastings Street shops between Boundary Road and Gamma Avenue. Character homes from the 1920s to the 1950s sit beside new builds, many with views of the North Shore mountains. Confederation Park and the Eileen Dailly pool are a short walk away. The MLS® lists it as “Vancouver Heights”.

Capitol Hill

East of Willingdon and north of Hastings, on a steep hill with some of the widest views in Burnaby, over Burrard Inlet and back toward downtown. Mostly detached homes of every decade, and quieter streets than the Heights.

Willingdon Heights

South of Hastings toward Brentwood, laid out in the late 1940s with modest bungalows on regular lots. Many have been rebuilt as larger family homes. Willingdon Community Centre and Kitchener Elementary anchor the neighbourhood.

Brentwood

North Burnaby’s town centre, around The Amazing Brentwood and Brentwood Town Centre Station, with Gilmore Station one stop west and Holdom one stop east. This is where most of the area’s condo towers stand. Just north of the towers, Brentwood Park is a 1950s single-family neighbourhood with its own elementary school.

Parkcrest, Sperling and Montecito

Family neighbourhoods east of Brentwood, with mid-century homes on good lots, Kensington Park and Sperling–Burnaby Lake Station. Burnaby North Secondary is here, on Hammarskjold Drive.

Westridge

At the east end of Hastings, between Burnaby Mountain and the inlet. Quiet streets, views, and Barnet Marine Park just down the hill.

Government Road

South of the Lougheed near Burnaby Lake, with larger and more private lots than most of the city. Seaforth Elementary is on Government Road itself.

Forest Grove, Simon Fraser Hills and Sullivan Heights

On the lower slopes of Burnaby Mountain, with townhome and condo complexes near Production Way–University and Lougheed Town Centre stations. Sullivan Heights meets Coquitlam’s Burquitlam at North Road.

UniverCity at SFU

The condo community on top of Burnaby Mountain beside the university, with University Highlands Elementary. Most homes here are leasehold, which changes the financing and the resale picture, so it is worth a conversation before you write an offer.

Things to do in North Burnaby: parks and playgrounds

Three parks that cover the whole age range — a splash pad and a miniature train, a sandy beach on the inlet, and a mountain-top lawn with a view.

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Confederation Park

Separate play areas for toddlers and older kids, a large splash pad, and weekend rides on the miniature train from Easter through Thanksgiving.

Splash pad + train

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Barnet Marine Park

Sandy beach, open grassy fields, picnic areas and gentle walking paths — toddlers can watch the boats and wildlife go by.

On the inlet

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Burnaby Mountain Park

100 Centennial Way. Big open lawns, panoramic views and Kamui Mintara, the “Playground of the Gods” carved poles by Ainu sculptors from Japan, which mark Burnaby’s sister-city tie with Kushiro. Plenty of room for small kids to run around safely.

100 Centennial Way

AT CONFEDERATION PARK

Weekends

The miniature railway runs weekend rides from Easter through Thanksgiving — a north-side rite of passage for toddlers.

Indoor activities in North Burnaby: pools and community centres

Two rec centres a few minutes apart, built for the under-fives — a warmed toddler pool at one, a quiet games room and playground at the other.

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Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre

240 Willingdon Ave, in the heart of the North Burnaby park hub. A warmed toddler leisure pool, a family change room with private showers, and preschool aquatics programs.

Toddler pool

A Willingdon Heights street, near the community centre

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Willingdon Community Centre

1491 Carleton Ave, tucked into Willingdon Heights. Smaller and quieter — an outdoor playground, an indoor games room and early-childhood programs.

Willingdon Heights

THE PARK HUB

Rec centres a few minutes apart, with the leisure pool sitting right in the heart of the park hub — the whole wet-or-dry day in a few blocks.

Burnaby Heights and Brentwood: shops and restaurants on foot

Two ways to shop on the north side: a proper main street on Hastings you walk with a stroller, and Brentwood's plazas and big grocery stores with the SkyTrain at the door.

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The Heights

The north side's main street — independent butchers, local bakeries, green grocers and kid-friendly dining, stroller-friendly end to end and no mall parking needed.

Hastings Street

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Brentwood · The Amazing Brentwood

North Burnaby's rapidly transforming urban centre — large grocery stores, open-air plazas, seasonal family events, and SkyTrain straight to the rest of the Lower Mainland.

SkyTrain at the door

THE MAIN STREET

Hastings

From Boundary Road to Gamma Avenue — the whole strip at sidewalk level, so the weekly shop happens on foot.

North Burnaby to downtown Vancouver: SkyTrain and the R5

Brentwood Town Centre puts the Millennium Line at the door. Along Hastings, the R5 RapidBus links The Heights to downtown and to SFU on the mountain.

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Brentwood Town Centre

Millennium Line SkyTrain from the middle of the Brentwood plazas. For downtown, ride west and change to the Expo Line at Commercial–Broadway.

Millennium Line

Hastings Street at Kensington, on the R5 route

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Hastings Street by bus

The R5 RapidBus runs the length of Hastings, linking The Heights to Burrard Station downtown and SFU on the mountain.

R5 RapidBus

MILLENNIUM LINE IN BURNABY

Stations from Gilmore to Lougheed Town Centre, with Brentwood in the middle of the plazas — and the R5 along Hastings every few minutes at peak.

By car, Hastings Street and the Lougheed Highway run west into Vancouver, Highway 1 is a few minutes south at Willingdon, and the Barnet Highway runs east to Port Moody.

North Burnaby schools and catchments (SD41)

North Burnaby is School District 41, not the Tri-Cities’ SD43 — a K–7 then 8–12 structure with no middle school step. AP courses run at every Burnaby secondary; the AP Capstone diploma is at Burnaby North. Its catchments have their own locator, which happens to be the same tool SD43 uses.

Every secondary and middle school below, plus the elementaries running a program worth choosing a street for. The full North Burnaby directory, with addresses, is on the all-areas schools page.

ElementaryK–7

AubreyEarly FI
Confederation ParkArts
Forest GroveMandarin
SeaforthEarly FI
SperlingEarly FI
WestridgeEarly FI
+ 12 more elementary schools, with addresses →

Secondary8–12

AlphaFI
Burnaby Mountain
Burnaby NorthAP CapstoneHockey Academy

School list and programs from burnabyschools.ca, September 2026. Catchment information is provided for convenience and is approximate; boundaries are set by School District 41 (Burnaby) and change, and a catchment does not guarantee enrolment. Verify any address with the district’s School Locator. All four areas’ schools on one page →

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The North Burnaby cheat sheet.

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01 · THE NUMBERS

Worth memorizing

160+ parks across Burnaby

2 rec centres in the park hub

$1.92M detached benchmark

$745K condo benchmark

Easter–Thanksgiving miniature-train season

02 · PARKS & PLAY

Where the weekends go

Confederation splash pad · miniature train

Barnet Marine sandy beach · boats to watch

Burnaby Mountain lawns · views · sculptures

Two play areas toddlers and big kids, separate

Picnic areas and open fields at Barnet

03 · RAINY DAYS

The indoor circuit

Eileen Dailly warmed toddler pool

Family change room with private showers

Preschool aquatics programs at the pool

Willingdon CC games room · playground

Early-childhood programs at Willingdon

04 · KNOW BEFORE

The local fine print

No mall parking on The Heights — walk it

Brentwood is still transforming — expect change

Train runs weekends only, Easter–Thanksgiving

SD41 Burnaby schools, not the Tri-Cities' SD43

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Buying a house or condo in North Burnaby: what I check first

North Burnaby has some of the oldest houses and some of the newest condos I work with, and they need opposite kinds of homework.

Character homes on the Heights and Capitol Hill. Many date from before 1960. I look at wiring, drainage, the roof and the possibility of an underground oil tank before anything else.
Postwar homes in Willingdon Heights, Parkcrest and Montecito. Aluminum wiring in homes from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s, and poly-B plumbing in anything renovated or built from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s.
Brentwood towers. New buildings have their own questions: strata fees that rise after the first budget, rental and short-term rental rules, the insurance deductible, and what is going to be built next door.
Leasehold at UniverCity. A different ownership structure from freehold strata, with implications for mortgages and resale.
Redevelopment next door. Provincial multi-unit housing rules and the transit-oriented areas around SkyTrain stations allow more density on many lots. That can raise the value of a property and change the street it sits on.

I attend nearly every inspection, so these are caught before they become a renegotiation.

A living room with a grey sofa — **FROM HIROSHI**I attend nearly every inspection.

Your North Burnaby REALTOR®: selling a home here

North Burnaby buyers are often comparing your home with East Vancouver on one side and Coquitlam on the other, so the pricing has to hold up against both. I price from recent comparable sales in your own neighbourhood, whether that is a view lot on Capitol Hill or a two-bedroom at Brentwood, and prepare the listing properly: professional photography, floor plans, brochures and signage, with cleaning, handyman work and pre-listing prep coordinated before the first showing.

Request a free North Burnaby home evaluation. I reply by email the same day, and there’s no obligation.

North Burnaby homes for sale: houses, townhouses and condos

Live board data for the Burnaby North area — every brokerage, not just mine. The board calls this area “Burnaby North”, which is the same ground this guide covers.

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North Burnaby real estate: common questions

Is North Burnaby a good place to live?

For families who want city convenience with real parks, yes. You get a walkable main street on Hastings, Confederation Park and the Eileen Dailly pool, Burnaby Mountain, and the Millennium Line at Brentwood. The trade-offs are price and traffic on the main corridors.

What are the best things to do in North Burnaby?

Confederation Park for the splash pad and the weekend miniature train, Barnet Marine Park for the beach, Burnaby Mountain Park for the views, and the shops on Hastings in the Heights. On a rainy day, the Eileen Dailly pool has a warmed toddler pool.

What is the average house price in North Burnaby?

As of September 2026 the benchmark price, which is the real estate board’s measure of a typical home, was $1,808,500 for a detached house in North Burnaby, $880,400 for a townhouse and $662,400 for a condo apartment, from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® monthly statistics.

What neighbourhoods are in North Burnaby?

Burnaby Heights, Capitol Hill, Willingdon Heights, Brentwood and Brentwood Park, Parkcrest, Sperling–Duthie, Montecito, Westridge, Government Road, Forest Grove, Simon Fraser Hills, Sullivan Heights and UniverCity at SFU. The real estate board groups them together as “Burnaby North”.

Is Burnaby Heights the same as Vancouver Heights?

Yes. Locals say Burnaby Heights or just The Heights. The MLS® uses the older name, Vancouver Heights, so that is what appears on listings.

Is North Burnaby good for young families?

It’s built around them: separate toddler and big-kid play areas and a splash pad at Confederation Park, a warmed toddler pool and preschool aquatics at Eileen Dailly, and a quieter games room and playground at Willingdon Community Centre, all a few minutes from each other.

Can we do the weekly shop without a car?

That’s the point of The Heights. Hastings Street between Boundary and Gamma is stroller-friendly end to end, with independent butchers, bakeries, green grocers and kid-friendly dining, and no mall parking needed. Brentwood covers the big grocery run.

How do you get from North Burnaby to downtown Vancouver?

SkyTrain from Brentwood Town Centre on the Millennium Line, changing to the Expo Line at Commercial–Broadway for downtown, and the R5 RapidBus along Hastings between Burrard Station and SFU.

What school district is North Burnaby in?

School District 41 (Burnaby). Elementary schools run Kindergarten to Grade 7 and secondary schools run Grades 8 to 12, with no middle school. The three secondaries on the north side are Alpha, Burnaby Mountain and Burnaby North.

How are Burnaby schools different from Coquitlam schools?

Burnaby (SD41) has two levels, K–7 and 8–12. Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam (SD43) have three, K–5, 6–8 and 9–12. A family moving from the Tri-Cities with a child in Grade 6 or 7 would be moving from a middle school back into an elementary school.

Do you work in Burnaby if you’re based in Coquitlam?

Yes. North Burnaby is one of my four areas. It borders West Coquitlam, where I’m based, and I’ve helped clients buy and sell on both sides of North Road since 2009.

What is my North Burnaby home worth?

Send me your address and I’ll prepare a free evaluation from recent sales of similar homes in your neighbourhood, with a reply the same day. There’s no obligation.

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