Living in Derby Reach, Langley
Derby Reach grades D overall (37/100), #12 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are highway access, quiet streets and road safety; its weakest are schools and shops & food.
Derby Reach has about 574 home addresses across 33.4 km². Out of 23 residential areas, Derby Reach ranks #15 for families, #14 for seniors and #10 for commuters.
Explore Derby Reach on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | E (12) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | B (79) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | C (61) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | D (31) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | E (15) | 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 | C (63) | 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 (14) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | E (23) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | E (17) | 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 (71) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1 interchange |
Who lives here
About 1,675 people live in Derby Reach (2021 Census), with a median age of 43.4 (city: 42.1). 79.2% of households own their home and 18.9% rent. 38.6% of households are families with children at home, 15.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.6% are 65 or older. 61% of homes are houses and 3% are apartments.
Schools
12.4% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 11.1% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: École des Voyageurs.
Parks
5 city parks covering 368 hectares. 35.4% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
9 bus stops with 410 weekday departures on routes 509, 562. 23% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 1,642 crashes inside Derby Reach from 2021 to 2025, 678 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 Derby Reach
Is Derby Reach a good place to live?
Derby Reach grades D overall (37/100), #12 of 23 residential areas in and around Langley. Its strongest categories are highway access, quiet streets and road safety; its weakest are schools and shops & food. For families it ranks #15, for seniors #14 and for commuters #10. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
What schools are in Derby Reach?
Public schools inside the boundary: École des Voyageurs. 12.4% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Langley School District 35.
How many people live in Derby Reach?
About 1,675 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 43.4. 79.2% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Derby Reach?
23% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 9 stops get 410 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades E.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated