New Westminster, BC Real Estate - Houses For Sale in New Westminster, British Columbia
Homes for sale in New Westminster have an average price of $1,031,225. About one third of these homes are large apartment buildings, with the remaining properties being mainly small apartment buildings, duplexes, and single detached homes. The city is predominantly composed of residences featuring one to two bedrooms. Homeowners constitute approximately 60% of the dwelling population, with renters making up the balance. Around a quarter of the housing in this region of the Metro Vancouver area was built post-2000, while the majority of the older structures date back to before 1960 and the 1960s. Read more about New Westminster real estate
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About Living in New Westminster, British Columbia
Transportation
New Westminster allows homeowners to get around using a variety of means of transportation. Thanks to many nearby rapid transit stations on the Expo Skytrain, and around 20 nearby bus lines, New Westminster features a reasonably good public transit system. A majority of the houses for sale in this city are located in places that are also reasonably conducive to those who travel by foot; many day-to-day needs are easy to carry out by walking. Moving around by bicycle is difficult in New Westminster because cyclists encounter a significant amount of elevation changes, and the cycling infrastructure is somewhat poor.
Services
It is easy to get to the nearest supermarket by walking from any location in New Westminster. Twelfth Street is among the best streets for food stores. Moreover, New Westminster is a fairly good place in which to eat out, and residents are served by around 20 cafes as well. With regards to education, parents and their children will welcome the proximity to daycares and schools, which are within walking distance from vast majority homes for sale in New Westminster.
Character
New Westminster offers a relaxed atmosphere and will appeal to home buyers who enjoy spending time outdoors. This city is quiet, as the streets are generally quite calm - although that is not the case near Highway 91A or one of the railway lines. Lastly, there are over 50 parks nearby for residents to check out, which results in them being very easy to reach from many locations in this part of the Metro Vancouver metropolitan area.
