Living in Greenaway, Surrey

Greenaway has about 2,304 home addresses across 3.9 km². Out of 73 residential areas, Greenaway ranks #13 for families, #14 for seniors and #51 for commuters. It grades A for schools, parks, childcare, shops & food, transit, flood risk.

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Grades 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	B (74)	Share of households that are families with children at home (2021 Census). Used in the Families score only
Road safety	E (24)	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 (96)	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 (13)	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 (94)	Homes within 1 km of a grocery store or pharmacy, and 800 m of a café or restaurant
Transit	A (92)	Homes within 400 m of a bus stop, and of a stop with 40+ weekday departures
Health care	B (70)	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	D (31)	Average straight-line distance from homes to the nearest Highway 1, 17, 91 or 99 interchange
Flood risk	A (98)	Share of homes outside the City's 200-year floodplain

Who lives here

About 10,185 people live in Greenaway (2021 Census), with a median age of 39.9 (city: 39.3). 65.1% of households own their home and 34.4% rent. 37.3% of households are families with children at home, 17.8% of residents are under 15 and 16% are 65 or older. 43% of homes are houses and 25% 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. Schools inside the boundary: Cloverdale Traditional, Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary, George Greenaway Elementary, Cloverdale Learning Centre, Cloverdale Catholic School.

Parks

9 city parks covering 29.5 hectares. 93.8% of homes are within a five-minute walk (400 m) of a park.

Transit

45 bus stops with 2,508 weekday departures on routes 320, 342, 364, 370, 395, 864. 91.5% of homes are within 400 m of a stop.

Flood risk

1.7% of homes sit in the City's 200-year floodplain, according to the City of Surrey floodplain map.

Road safety

ICBC recorded 1,903 crashes inside Greenaway from 2021 to 2025, 719 of them with injuries or deaths.

Garbage day

Friday for 100% of homes

Crime

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

Common questions about Greenaway

Is Greenaway a good place to live?

Greenaway grades B overall (70/100), #10 of 73 residential areas in and around Surrey. Its strongest categories are schools, flood risk and childcare; its weakest are quiet streets and road safety. For families it ranks #13, for seniors #14 and for commuters #51. Grades come from public data only, never from reviews or opinion.

Is Greenaway in a flood zone?

1.7% of homes in Greenaway sit in the City's 200-year floodplain (City of Surrey floodplain map). It grades A for flood risk.

What schools are in Greenaway?

Public schools inside the boundary: Cloverdale Traditional, Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary, George Greenaway Elementary, Cloverdale Learning Centre, Cloverdale Catholic School. 100% of homes are within 1 km of an elementary school. Check catchments with Surrey Schools (School District 36).

How many people live in Greenaway?

About 10,185 people (2021 Census), with a median age of 39.9. 65.1% of households own their home.

Is there good transit in Greenaway?

91.5% of homes are within 400 m of a bus stop; 45 stops get 2,508 TransLink departures on a weekday. Transit grades A.

What day is garbage pickup in Greenaway?

Friday for 100% of homes, on the City curbside schedule.

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