Living in Bear Creek, Surrey
Bear Creek grades C overall (61/100), #37 of 73 residential areas in and around Surrey. Its strongest categories are flood risk, parks and transit; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets.
Bear Creek has about 4,583 home addresses across 7.5 km². Out of 73 residential areas, Bear Creek ranks #24 for families, #39 for seniors and #64 for commuters. It grades A for parks, childcare, transit, flood risk.
Explore Bear Creek on the mapGrades by category
| Category | Grade | What we measured |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | B (75) | Homes within 1 km of a public elementary school and 2 km of a public middle/secondary school |
| Kids at home | B (77) | Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only |
| Road safety | E (20) | ICBC-reported crashes per km² per year, 2021–2025 |
| Parks | A (95) | Homes within 400 m of a park, plus 500 m of a playground |
| Childcare | A (88) | 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 (30) | 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 | D (33) | Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant |
| Transit | A (94) | Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures |
| Health care | C (57) | Homes within 1.5 km of a walk-in clinic or hospital, and 1 km of a pharmacy |
| Commute time | D (31) | Workers with a commute under 15 minutes, less a penalty for commutes of an hour or more (2021 Census) |
| Highway access | C (45) | Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1, 17, 91 or 99 interchange |
| Flood risk | A (100) | Share of homes outside the City's 200-year floodplain |
Who lives here
About 27,345 people live in Bear Creek (2021 Census), with a median age of 37.9 (city: 39.3). 70.5% of households own their home and 29.7% rent. 38% of households are families with children at home, 15.9% of residents are under 15 and 15% are 65 or older. 38% of homes are houses and 17% are apartments.
Schools
99.9% of homes are within 1 km of a public elementary school, and 29% are within 2 km of a public middle or secondary school. Schools inside the boundary: Bear Creek Elementary, Frank Hurt Secondary, Enver Creek Secondary, M B Sanford Elementary, Maple Green Elementary, Brookside Elementary, Janice Churchill Elementary, Cornerstone Montessori School.
Parks
13 city parks covering 142.8 hectares. 97.9% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.
Transit
72 bus stops with 5,253 weekday departures on routes 321, 323, 325, 326, 335, 341, 342, 345, 375, 388, 394, R1, 864. 94.1% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.
Flood risk
0% of homes sit in the City's 200-year floodplain, according to the City of Surrey floodplain map.
Road safety
ICBC recorded 4,679 crashes inside Bear Creek from 2021 to 2025, 2,015 of them with injuries or deaths.
Garbage day
Wednesday for 84.6% of homes; Tuesday for 15.4% of homes
Crime
No public crime data exists at the neighbourhood level, so we don't estimate it.
Common questions about Bear Creek
Is Bear Creek a good place to live?
Bear Creek grades C overall (61/100), #37 of 73 residential areas in and around Surrey. Its strongest categories are flood risk, parks and transit; its weakest are road safety and quiet streets. For families it ranks #24, for seniors #39 and for commuters #64. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.
Is Bear Creek in a flood zone?
0% of homes in Bear Creek are in the City of Surrey floodplain map, so it grades A for flood risk.
What schools are in Bear Creek?
Public schools inside the boundary: Bear Creek Elementary, Frank Hurt Secondary, Enver Creek Secondary, M B Sanford Elementary, Maple Green Elementary, Brookside Elementary, Janice Churchill Elementary, Cornerstone Montessori School. 99.9% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Surrey Schools (School District 36).
How many people live in Bear Creek?
About 27,345 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 37.9. 70.5% of households own their home.
Is there good transit in Bear Creek?
94.1% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 72 stops get 5,253 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.
What day is garbage pickup in Bear Creek?
Wednesday for 84.6% of homes; Tuesday for 15.4% of homes, on the City curbside schedule.
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Data last built 2026-11-02. How these grades are calculated