Living in Central Langley, Langley

Central Langley has about 640 home addresses across 24.1 km². Out of 23 residential areas, Central Langley ranks #23 for families, #12 for seniors and #12 for commuters.

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Grades by category

Category	Grade	What we measured
Schools	E (22)	Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school
Kids at home	C (59)	Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only
Road safety	C (55)	ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025
Parks	D (28)	Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground
Childcare	D (35)	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	E (12)	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	E (22)	Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant
Transit	E (22)	Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures
Health care	E (18)	Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy
Commute time	C (61)	Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census)
Highway access	B (66)	Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange

Who lives here

About 1,760 people live in Central Langley (2021 Census), with a median age of 44.3 (city: 42.1). 80% of households own their home and 19.8% rent. 32.8% of households are families with children at home, 15.3% of residents are under 15 and 20.4% are 65 or older. 52% of homes are houses and 20% are apartments.

Schools

9.5% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 44.8% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Langley Christian School, The King's School.

Parks

4 city parks covering 42.1 hectares. 23.1% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.

Transit

16 bus stops with 828 weekday departures on routes 372, 503, 509, 562, 564, 595. 22.8% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.

Road safety

ICBC recorded 1,700 crashes inside Central Langley from 2021 to 2025, 718 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 Central Langley

Is Central Langley a good place to live?

Central Langley grades D overall (34/100), #14 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are highway access, commute time and road safety; its weakest are quiet streets and health care. For families it ranks #23, for seniors #12 and for commuters #12. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.

What schools are in Central Langley?

Public schools inside the boundary: Langley Christian School, The King's School. 9.5% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Langley School District 35.

How many people live in Central Langley?

About 1,760 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 44.3. 80% of households own their home.

Is there good transit in Central Langley?

22.8% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 16 stops get 828 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades E.

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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