Canterbury Homes for Sale in West Vancouver

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Canterbury is a quiet, elevated neighbourhood in West Vancouver offering spacious homes and a tranquil atmosphere. Its proximity to Cypress Mountain, top-ranked schools, and the natural beauty of the North Shore makes it especially attractive to families seeking an upscale yet peaceful lifestyle.

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Where Canterbury sits

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Jared's take on Canterbury, West Vancouver

Views, privacy and lot size, rather than walkability, are why people choose Canterbury, a quiet British Properties enclave above Ambleside.

Common questions

Are there any condos for sale in Canterbury itself?

A "condo" search result carrying a Canterbury label should be checked for whether the property is actually in Ambleside, below the highway.

What replaces the Form B diligence for a Canterbury house purchase?

There is no strata, so there is no Form B, depreciation report or CRF to review.

Are there any townhouses in Canterbury?

Canterbury's stock is detached houses in the RS zones; a townhouse buyer is shopping downhill in Ambleside or the village centres.

A profile said the British Properties has "luxury townhomes" — where are they?

That wording describes the wider British Properties / Upper West Vancouver area and names no complex inside Canterbury.

Is "Canterbury" an official District neighbourhood?

The name does not appear as a named neighbourhood in the District's OCP (Bylaw No. 4985, 2018), and no District source publishes street-by-street boundaries for it. Buyers who cannot find the name can search "British Properties" and "Chartwell" instead.

Is Canterbury an official West Vancouver neighbourhood?

4985, 2018. The plan's centres are Ambleside, Park Royal, Dundarave, Caulfeild Village and Horseshoe Bay, and in District planning terms this hillside sits inside the wider British Properties residential area. Buyers use Canterbury and British Properties as search names, but permits and plan rules are set at District level for the lot.

Which school will a Canterbury address feed into?

Run the exact address through the School District No. 45 (SD45) school locator. The nearby schools are Chartwell Elementary, Kindergarten to Grade 7, at 1300 Chartwell Drive, Sentinel Secondary, Grades 8 to 12, at 1250 Chartwell Drive, and Westcot Elementary at 760 Westcot Road. SD45 has no middle-school tier.

Can I add a suite, a coach house or extra dwellings on a Canterbury lot?

Two District rules apply to the lot. 4662, 2010 lists secondary suites and a detached secondary suite among permitted uses in the single-family zones, and the ground-oriented rules allow 4 dwellings maximum per lot, or 6 if the site is wholly or partly within 400 metres of a prescribed bus stop. The lot's RS zone, shown on the District Zoning Map, decides which figures apply.

Does the Province's 2025 density directive affect a Canterbury lot?

It may, and only District mapping for the specific lot settles it. Canterbury sits above Ambleside, so whether its lowest streets fall inside the adjacent areas must be verified per property.

Which buses serve the British Properties above Ambleside?

TransLink's system map shows Blue Bus route 254 (British Properties) serving the properties from Park Royal Exchange, with route 250 on Marine Drive below the hillside running between Horseshoe Bay, Dundarave, Park Royal and downtown Vancouver via the Lions Gate Bridge.

Are there hazard rules that can affect a Canterbury lot?

Yes. The District requires a Wildfire Hazard Development Permit for work within 100 metres of an undisturbed forest interface and an Environmental Development Permit for work within 15 metres of the top of a watercourse bank.

What Buyers & Sellers Say

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    “Working with Jared was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. He was always punctual and on time for every showing and meeting, and made himself readily available for any questions or concerns we had along the way…”

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    “Working with Jared on a condo transaction was exactly the kind of experience that reminds you why collaboration in this industry can be so rewarding. He represented the listing side, and I represented the buyer…”

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Condo buildings in Canterbury

Streets, schools and transit near Canterbury condos

  • Nearby areas: Chartwell (east, also British Properties), Ambleside (south, below the highway), Westcot / the lower British Properties (west), Sentinel Hill (south-west) and the upper British Properties benches (north). Taylor Way is the hillside's main connection between Marine Drive and Highway 1; the Lions Gate Bridge is the fixed crossing to Vancouver.
  • Transit anchors: TransLink's system map shows the British Properties served by West Vancouver Blue Bus routes from Park Royal Exchange, including route 254 (British Properties), with route 250 on Marine Drive below the hillside running between Horseshoe Bay, Dundarave, Park Royal and downtown Vancouver via the Lions Gate Bridge. There is no transit node and no condo node inside Canterbury.

Good to know about Canterbury condos

  • The name itself is unofficial. "Canterbury" does not appear as a named neighbourhood in the District's OCP, Bylaw No. 4985, 2018 — a buyer searching strata registries, the zoning map or the OCP by that name will find nothing, because the District plans this hillside as part of the wider British Properties.

The BC rules that apply to every condo purchase are explained once, with sources, on the page linked below.

Sources for the condo notes on Canterbury

Townhome complexes in Canterbury

Streets, schools and transit near Canterbury townhomes

  • Where the townhouse stock concentrates: nowhere inside Canterbury — there is none. West Vancouver's attached stock concentrates downhill in Ambleside and the village centres, outside this hillside enclave. The confirmed services are likewise downhill: Park Royal and Ambleside on Marine Drive, the West Vancouver Community Centre and Aquatic Centre at 2121 Marine Drive, and the West Vancouver Memorial Library at 1950 Marine Drive.
  • Transit: TransLink's North & West Vancouver system map (September 2026) shows the British Properties served by West Vancouver Blue Bus routes from Park Royal Exchange, including route 254 (British Properties) on the properties' road network, and route 250 on Marine Drive below the hillside between Horseshoe Bay, Dundarave, Park Royal and downtown Vancouver via the Lions Gate Bridge.

Local rules that affect townhome buyers in Canterbury

  • District zoning and plan: houses sit in the RS single-family dwelling zones of Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010 (White Rock's bylaws do not apply here; the 2506/2220 pair belongs to White Rock only). Section 200 states minimum site areas of 8,094 m² in RS1, 1,625 m² in RS2, 975 m² in RS3, 731 m² in RS4 and 488 m² in RS5, with RS6 using the area of the site of record, and lists secondary suites and a detached secondary suite among permitted uses. The District-wide plan is the Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 4985, 2018.
  • SSMUH, stated as the Province states it: provincial SSMUH legislation requires zoning to allow a minimum of 4 dwelling units on single-family and duplex parcels greater than 280 m², and a minimum of 6 units on such parcels greater than 280 m² near frequent bus service. Separately, on July 21, 2025 the Province directed West Vancouver to amend its OCP to provide increased density in the single-family and duplex areas adjacent to Ambleside and Dundarave (and at Park Royal–Taylor Way) by December 31, 2025 — whether Canterbury's lowest streets fall inside the "adjacent" areas must be verified per property.

Good to know about Canterbury townhomes

  • Canterbury's name is a board and marketing name, not a District one. The District's OCP plans this hillside as part of the wider British Properties residential area between the Ambleside Municipal Town Centre and the upper benches — a buyer searching District documents for "Canterbury" will find nothing, which is a naming gap, not a missing neighbourhood.
  • The Province has already directed more density beside this hillside. On July 21, 2025, the Province directed West Vancouver to amend its OCP for increased density in the single-family and duplex areas adjacent to Ambleside and Dundarave (and at Park Royal–Taylor Way) by December 31, 2025. Whether Canterbury's lowest streets are "adjacent" is a per-property check, not a sub-area answer.
  • Half the tax bill leaves the District. Approximately 50% of a West Vancouver tax bill is collected by the District and remitted to other taxing authorities, and District water and sewer are metered and billed quarterly — a different billing rhythm from the flat annual notices buyers meet elsewhere.
  • The District counted 44,122 people in 2021. West Vancouver's 2021 Census population was 44,122 (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile) — context for a hillside enclave whose services all sit in the Ambleside town centre below it.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC townhome buying rules.

Sources for the townhome notes on Canterbury

Lots and land in Canterbury

  • Streets, schools and transit near Canterbury lots

    Roads
    Taylor Way is the hillside's main connection between Marine Drive and Highway 1; the Lions Gate Bridge is the fixed crossing to Vancouver, reached via Marine Drive. Transit: West Vancouver Blue Bus route 254 (British Properties) serves the properties' road network from Park Royal Exchange, and route 250 runs on Marine Drive below the hillside between Horseshoe Bay, Dundarave, Park Royal and downtown Vancouver via the Lions Gate Bridge.
    Services are downhill
    Park Royal, at Marine Drive and Taylor Way, is recognized in the OCP as the regional shopping centre and Ambleside is the Municipal Town Centre; the West Vancouver Community Centre and Aquatic Centre is at 2121 Marine Drive and West Vancouver Memorial Library at 1950 Marine Drive, both in Ambleside. Nearest hospital: Lions Gate Hospital, 231 East 15th Street, North Vancouver.
    Schools
    SD45 catchments are address-based and SD45 directs families to the school locator on its admissions page. The nearby British Properties schools are Chartwell Elementary (K–7), 1300 Chartwell Drive, Sentinel Secondary (8–12), 1250 Chartwell Drive, and Westcot Elementary (K–7), 760 Westcot Road. SD45 has no middle-school tier (K–7 elementary, 8–12 secondary).

Good to know about Canterbury lots

  • "Canterbury" is a page name, not a District planning name: the District's OCP names Ambleside as the Municipal Town Centre, Park Royal as the regional shopping centre, and Dundarave, Caulfeild Village and Horseshoe Bay as village centres — searches, legal documents and District answers run on "British Properties" and the street address, not on "Canterbury."
  • The Province has already directed more density beside this hillside (July 21, 2025): West Vancouver was directed to amend its OCP for increased density in the single-family and duplex areas adjacent to Ambleside and Dundarave (and at Park Royal–Taylor Way) by December 31, 2025 — a lowest-street Canterbury lot's future density is a per-property check against that direction, not a sub-area answer.
  • Half the tax bill is not the District's: approximately 50% of a West Vancouver property tax bill is collected by the District and remitted to other taxing authorities — the District's own increase is only part of the year-over-year change a land buyer sees.
  • The waterfront below the hillside is a 1967 centennial build: the Centennial Seawalk runs roughly 1.7 km east from Dundarave Park to Ambleside, below Canterbury — view-and-access value for hillside lots, not lot area.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC land buying rules.

Sources for the land notes on Canterbury

What's nearby Canterbury

Times are from OpenStreetMap routing, November 2026.

Transit

  • No rapid transit terminal is in the District of West Vancouver; nearest rapid transit is the SeaBus at Lonsdale Quay.
  • Nearest bus exchange: Park Royal, terminus of routes 251 and 254.
  • Route 254 British Properties / Park Royal, via Chartwell Dr, Eyremount Dr and Taylor Way, TransLink.
  • Route 251 Queens / Park Royal, via Queens Ave, Mathers Ave and Marine Dr, TransLink.

Parks and recreation

  • Ambleside Park, District of West Vancouver waterfront park.
  • West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Drive.
  • West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive.

Groceries and shopping

  • Park Royal, 2002 Park Royal South, with grocery stores listed by the centre.

Measured walking and driving times

Measured on November 2, 2026 with OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM for driving, routed-foot for walking), from Chartwell Elementary, 1300 Chartwell Dr
ToHowMinutesDistance (km)
Sentinel SecondaryWalk70.5
West Vancouver Community CentreDrive53.4
Park RoyalDrive64.3

Sources for what’s nearby

Canterbury, West Vancouver: streets and boundaries

  • Canterbury is a residential pocket on the British Properties hillside in the District of West Vancouver, above Ambleside and the Upper Levels Highway (Highway 1).
  • 4985, 2018; the OCP's centres are the Ambleside Municipal Town Centre, the Park Royal regional shopping centre, and the village centres of Dundarave, Caulfeild Village and Horseshoe Bay, and in District planning terms this hillside sits inside the wider British Properties residential area.
  • The neighbouring areas are Chartwell to the east, also in the British Properties, Ambleside to the south below the highway, Westcot and the lower British Properties to the west, Sentinel Hill to the south-west, and the upper British Properties benches to the north.

Canterbury, West Vancouver: the housing stock

  • No condominium building or townhome complex inside Canterbury was confirmed on a District, developer or strata source; the stock confirmed here is freehold detached houses.

Canterbury, West Vancouver: rules that affect buyers

  • The lot-by-lot question in Canterbury is which RS zone applies, because minimum site areas run from 488 m² in RS5 to 8,094 m² in RS1; the District's Zoning Map confirms the zone for a specific lot.
  • Small-scale multi-unit housing (SSMUH): the Province requires zoning to allow a minimum of 4 dwelling units on single-family and duplex parcels greater than 280 m², and a minimum of 6 units on such parcels greater than 280 m² near frequent bus service, defined as bus stops with at least one route stopping at least every 15 minutes on average.

Canterbury, West Vancouver: local details a buyer would not know

  • Chartwell Elementary, at 1300 Chartwell Drive, is described by SD45 as situated in the British Properties overlooking Vancouver and Burrard Inlet, and Sentinel Secondary, at 1250 Chartwell Drive, sits beside it.
  • Westcot Elementary, Kindergarten to Grade 7, at 760 Westcot Road, is described by SD45 as situated at the foot of the British Properties, west of Canterbury.
  • The Centennial Seawalk was built in 1967 for Canada's centennial and runs roughly 1.7 km east from Dundarave Park to Ambleside, below the Canterbury hillside.
  • Park Royal, at Marine Drive and Taylor Way east and downhill of Canterbury, is recognized in the District's OCP as the regional shopping centre, and Ambleside is the Municipal Town Centre.

Canterbury, West Vancouver: getting around

  • TransLink's North and West Vancouver system map (September 2026) shows the British Properties served by West Vancouver Blue Bus routes from Park Royal Exchange, including route 254 (British Properties) on the properties' road network.
  • Taylor Way is the hillside's main connection between Marine Drive and Highway 1 (Upper Levels Highway), and the Lions Gate Bridge is the fixed crossing to Vancouver, reached via Marine Drive.

Canterbury, West Vancouver: risks and due diligence

  • Foreshore and coastal flooding: a Foreshore Development Permit is required for work within the Foreshore Development Permit Area, for waterfront property or other properties at risk of coastal flooding, which does not ordinarily reach this upper hillside.
  • Title covenants: whether a Canterbury lot carries British Properties building-scheme or covenant restrictions beyond District zoning sits on the individual title, not in the zoning bylaw — pull the title for the specific lot; the bylaw alone does not state any covenant term.
  • Zone confirmation: confirm the lot's RS zone and minimum site area on the District's Zoning Map before relying on suite, coach-house or subdivision potential; the street's other homes do not state the entitlement.

How Canterbury, West Vancouver compares

Canterbury, West Vancouver compared
FactCanterburyAltamontChartwell
MunicipalityDistrict of West VancouverDistrict of West VancouverDistrict of West Vancouver
School districtSchool District No. 45 (SD45)SD45SD45
Zoning family for housesRS single-family zones, Bylaw No. 4662RS single-family zones, Bylaw No. 4662RS single-family zones, Bylaw No. 4662
Named as a centre in the OCP, Bylaw No. 4985———
Bus route on Marine Drive below the hillsideRoute 250Route 250Route 250

Sources for Canterbury, West Vancouver

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