Living in Brookswood, Langley

Brookswood grades C overall (54/100), #8 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are childcare, schools and parks; its weakest are highway access and health care.

Brookswood has about 2,759 home addresses across 4.5 km². Out of 23 residential areas, Brookswood ranks #4 for families, #8 for seniors and #18 for commuters. It grades A for kids at home.

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Grades by category

Category	Grade	What we measured
Schools	B (78)	Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school
Kids at home	A (83)	Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only
Road safety	C (53)	ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025
Parks	B (68)	Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground
Childcare	B (79)	Homes within 800 m of a licensed group centre or preschool, and 1 km of care for under-3s (home daycares alone don’t count)
Quiet streets	D (43)	How close homes are to traffic: right beside a highway counts most, fading out by 300 m; arterial roads fade out by 150 m and collector roads by 100 m (OpenStreetMap road types)
Shops & food	B (66)	Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant
Transit	C (62)	Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures
Health care	D (29)	Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy
Commute time	C (56)	Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census)
Highway access	E (8)	Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange

Who lives here

About 8,155 people live in Brookswood (2021 Census), with a median age of 43.6 (city: 42.1). 89.1% of households own their home and 11.2% rent. 40% of households are families with children at home, 18.3% of residents are under 15 and 18.9% are 65 or older. 80% of homes are houses and 1% are apartments.

Schools

80.5% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 72.4% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Belmont Elementary.

Parks

7 city parks covering 16.7 hectares. 78.7% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.

Transit

41 bus stops with 1,545 weekday departures on routes 531, 561, 563, 840. 80.1% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.

Road safety

ICBC recorded 371 crashes inside Brookswood from 2021 to 2025, 115 of them with injuries or deaths.

Crime

No public crime data exists at the neighbourhood level, so we don't estimate it.

Common questions about Brookswood

Is Brookswood a good place to live?

Brookswood grades C overall (54/100), #8 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are childcare, schools and parks; its weakest are highway access and health care. For families it ranks #4, for seniors #8 and for commuters #18. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.

What schools are in Brookswood?

Public schools inside the boundary: Belmont Elementary. 80.5% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Langley School District 35.

How many people live in Brookswood?

About 8,155 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 43.6. 89.1% of households own their home.

Is there good transit in Brookswood?

80.1% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 41 stops get 1,545 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades C.

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Best overall · Best for families with young kids · Best for seniors and retirees · Best for commuters

Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated