The beautiful, green neighbourhood of Queen's Park, located centrally in the City of New Westminster, is home to approximately 3,000 residents, many of whom came from the United Kingdom, Taiwan, India, Netherlands and the Philippines.
The majority of real estate in Queen's Park is single-detached family homes, although a good percentage of the area's residents live in apartments and condominiums.
A number of Queen's Park's houses are heritage homes or replicas in the Victorian style. The average house price in Queen's Park is $600,266 and for apartments $301,921. The average gross rent sits at $807.
Queen's Park Amenities
Queen's Park Shopping
Some years ago Queen's Park had its own shopping district. Today, not much retail activity remains, although the Queen's Park Meat Market has been the area's preferred butcher since about 1915. Nearby along New Westminster's 6 th Street, there are plenty of retail shops and restaurants, as well as Royal City Centre shopping mall.
Schools and Education in Queen's Park
Primary schools
Secondary schools
- École Glenbrook Middle School(French immersion)
- New Westminster Secondary School
Independent schools
Queen's Park Cafés and Restaurants
The Treats Concession, located in Queen's Park, is open on good-weather days only -- from about the third weekend in May through to Labour Day in September.
Queen's Park Sports and Recreation
The Queen's Park neighbourhood is named for New Westminster's flagship community park. The 75-acre Queen's Park includes a lush forest and a beautiful rose garden, several playgrounds, gymnastics and trampoline programs, a spray park and a petting zoo.
For recreation, you can play a game of tennis, run on the trails, try the outdoor fitness circuit or walk your dog in Queen's Park's off-leash area. Plus, the park offers a concession, plenty of picnic tables and washrooms, making it an ideal destination.
Queen's Park is also home to the New Westminster Salmonbellies a lacrosse team that plays at Queen's Park Arena every summer.
Queen's Park Transportation
Queen's Park, like the rest of New Westminster, is located 20 km east of and less than 30 minutes by car to Downtown Vancouver.
Queen's Park Property Statistics
Home prices* Houses $600,266 Townhouses N/A Apartments $301,921 Rentals** Average gross rent $807
*Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver HPI for New Westminster, Feb 2011(benchmark prices) **Source: B.C. Provincial Electoral District Profile for New Westminster based on the 2006 Census
Queen's Park Demographics*
Population 3,040*
Age* 80+ 2.5% 70 to 79 5.4% 50 to 69 23.0% 35 to 49 27.8% 25 to 34 10.4% 15 to 24 15.5% 0 to 14 16.3% Occupancy* Fully owned 705 Dwellings* Single Family 53.9% Semi-detached house 1.2% Apartment 35.0% Rented Dwellings 41.6%
*Source: New Westminster Neighbourhood Profiles: Queen's Park (2006 Census)
Neighbourhoods surrounding Queen's Park
- Uptown
- Glenbrooke North
- Glenbrooke South
- Downtown, New Westminster
