New Westminster neighbourhood scores
Living in Uptown, New Westminster
Uptown grades B overall (75/100), #7 of 14 residential areas in and around New Westminster. Its strongest categories are schools, shops & food and transit; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets.
Uptown has about 301 home addresses across 0.7 km². Out of 14 residential areas, Uptown ranks #12 for families, #5 for seniors and #8 for commuters. It grades A for schools, nature & outdoors, childcare, shops & food, transit, health care, flood risk.
Explore Uptown on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | A (100) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | E (16) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | E (6) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | B (77) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Nature & outdoors | A (84) | How close homes are to a trail, natural area or shoreline the public can reach, to a bigger one for a bike ride (a river, lake or long trail), and to a major destination for a drive (a big lake, large park or the ocean) |
| Childcare | A (85) | 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 (35) | 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 | A (100) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | A (100) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | A (100) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | D (40) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | B (77) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1, 17 or 91 interchange |
| Flood risk | A (100) | Share of homes outside the City floodplain (unprotected floodplain counts most, alluvial fan next, diked floodplain least) |
Who lives here
About 8,085 people live in Uptown (2021 Census), with a median age of 46.5 (city: 41.5). 37% of households own their home and 62.6% rent. 19.8% of households are families with children at home, 9.8% of residents are under 15 and 23.2% are 65 or older. 3% of homes are houses and 92% are apartments.
Schools
100% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 100% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Across New Westminster Schools (School District 40), 90.9% of students graduate within six years of starting Grade 8 (BC: 92.5%, 2024/2025); the Province doesn't publish this for single schools.
Nature & outdoors
100% of homes are within 1 km of a trail, natural area or public shoreline. Close to home: BC Parkway, Central Valley Greenway, Crosstown Greenway, Queen's Park and Millennium Trail. A bike ride away: Fraser River (North Arm), South Arm Fraser River, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby Lake Regional Park and Annacis Channel. A short drive away: Seaside Greenway, Ocean or tidal shoreline, The Trans Canada Trail, Stanley Park and South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Area.
Parks
1 city parks covering 0.2 hectares. 73.4% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
26 bus stops with 2,796 weekday departures on routes 106, N19, 101, 105, 123, 128, 155. 100% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0% of homes sit in the floodplain, according to the City of New Westminster floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 1,050 crashes inside Uptown from 2021 to 2025, 358 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 Uptown
Is Uptown a good place to live?
Uptown grades B overall (75/100), #7 of 14 residential areas in and around New Westminster. Its strongest categories are schools, shops & food and transit; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets. For families it ranks #12, for seniors #5 and for commuters #8. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Uptown in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Uptown are in the City of New Westminster floodplain map, so it grades A for flood risk.
What outdoor spots are near Uptown?
100% of homes are within 1 km of a trail, natural area or public shoreline. Close to home: BC Parkway, Central Valley Greenway, Crosstown Greenway, Queen's Park and Millennium Trail. A bike ride away: Fraser River (North Arm), South Arm Fraser River, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby Lake Regional Park and Annacis Channel. A short drive away: Seaside Greenway, Ocean or tidal shoreline, The Trans Canada Trail, Stanley Park and South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Area. Nature & outdoors grades A.
What schools are in Uptown?
There are no public schools inside the boundary. 100% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with New Westminster Schools (School District 40).
How many people live in Uptown?
About 8,085 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 46.5. 37% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Uptown?
100% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 26 stops get 2,796 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
Compare New Westminster neighbourhoods
Best overall · Best for families with young kids · Best for seniors and retirees · Best for commuters
- Queens Park A · 83
- Victory Heights A · 81
- Glenbrooke South B · 77
- Kelvin B · 77
- Sapperton B · 76
- Glenbrooke North B · 76
- Brow of the Hill B · 75
- Westend B · 74
- Connaught Heights B · 73
- Downtown B · 71
- North Arm North B · 69
- Queensborough B · 68
- North Arm South B · 66
Data last built 2026-11-06. How these grades are calculated