East Newton is a neighbourhood between 120 th and 160 th streets, south of Whalley and west of Cloverdale in Surrey. The community hosts the popular Newton Wave Pool, which offers a play lagoon, contained waterslide, kids' pool and whirlpools. Just across from the wave pool is the Newton Arena, which offers residents a place to ice skate and play hockey year-round.
The East Newton real estate market is unique to the area. While surrounding neighbourhoods, such as Fleetwood and Cloverdale, feature mostly detached homes, East Newton is saturated with row houses and apartment duplexes. The average age of homes in East Newton is also much younger at 18 years, compared to Whalley's average of 30 years.
Prices for homes in East Newton range from just over $100,000 for an apartment or smaller condominium to just over $1,000,000 for a large six-bedroom estate. The average price for a single-family home is $472,000. View East Newton MLS® listings
East Newton also hosts the Surrey City Hall and courthouse as well as one campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
East Newton Amenities
East Newton Shopping
King George Boulevard offers numerous shops and boutiques, including sleep stores, grocers, Canadian Tire and many others. Guildford Town Centre, the 200-store mall in the heart of the community, offers numerous local stores as well as big box stores, including fashion boutiques, department stores such as The Bay and Walmart, toy stores, and many others. Central City Shopping Centre, another mall just to the west, offers numerous stores and hosts the SkyTrain's Surrey Central Station as well as a full bus loop for easy transportation.
Schools and education in East Newton
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East Newton Cafés and Restaurants
Because of East Newton's proximity to Surrey's city centre, the neighbourhood offers a variety of dining options. Whether you need coffee from the Perkup Café, some grilled favourites from the Creekside Grill, sushi, Japanese, pizza or Italian, the neighbourhood has something to suit your tastes.
East Newton Sports and Recreation
East Newton residents have numerous ways to stay active. The community boasts the popular Newton Wave Pool and Recreation Centre, which offers a play lagoon, waterslide, kids' pool and whirlpools. The recreation portion of the centre offers a weight room, gymnasium and youth centre.
Just across from the wave pool is the Newton Arena, which offers residents a place to ice skate and play hockey year-round. Residents can also take advantage East Newton's green spaces, including Bob Rutledge Park, which offers a picnic area, a playground, games court, two tennis courts and the Panorama Community Hall.
East Newton Transportation
Translink offers numerous bus services to the East Newton area, including route 301 Newton Exchange.
The quickest way for transit riders to commute to other parts of the Greater Vancouver area is to jump on the SkyTrain at the King George Station north of East Newton in the Johnston Heights neighbourhood. The SkyTrain takes riders all over Downtown Vancouver and offers connections to buses to take riders to suburbs such as North Vancouver and Burnaby. Drivers can also take Highway 99 or Fraser Highway for quick access to Downtown.
East Newton Property Statistics
Home prices* Houses $506,125 Townhouses $331,703 Condos $194,986*Source: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, average sale prices in Central Surrey for February 2011.
East Newton Demographics
Population* 50,281 (number is for Surrey-Newton) *Source: BC Stats Age* 65+ 5% 45 to 64 20% 20 to 44 41% 5 to 19 22% 0 to 4 8%*Source: BC Stats Occupancy* Fully owned 69% ("Owners") Rented 31% Band Housing 0%*Source: BC Stats Dwellings* Detached 42% ("Houses") Row House 11% Apartment Duplex 21% Apartment, less than five stories 19% Apartment, five or more stories 1%*Source: BC Stats
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