Deer Lake Place Homes for Sale

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Nestled near the shores of Deer Lake, Deer Lake Place is an exclusive residential pocket known for its large, well-appointed homes and serene setting. Buyers are drawn here for the prestige address, natural beauty, and proximity to Burnaby's cultural hub.

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Schools in Deer Lake Place

Deer Lake SDA School (5550 Gilpin St) is a school in Deer Lake Place. This is not a complete list of the schools nearby.

Where Deer Lake Place sits

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Living near a school does not mean a place at it. Your child's school comes from the district's catchment boundaries, and those change, so confirm the address with the district before you write an offer.

Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care school list (2025/26, updated July 2026) and the Province's post-secondary locations list.

Deer Lake Place homes listed and sold, June to October 2026

Deer Lake Place, October 2026. Detached houses: 7 listed at month end and 0 sold in October. No condos and townhomes were listed or sold in Deer Lake Place between June and October.

Deer Lake Place listings, sales and sales ratio by month
MonthHouses listedHouses soldHouses ratio
June 202610220%
July 20268225%
August 202660—
September 2026100—
October 202670—

Source: MLS® data from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, compiled by SnapStats®. How these figures are defined and sourced

Looking across the period, Detached houses: 4 sold over 5 months against an average of 8.2 listed, about 10.2 months of listings at that pace; the busiest month was June with 2 sold.

Jared's take on Deer Lake Place

Prized for its Deer Lake Park and cultural-precinct setting, Deer Lake Place is a tiny enclave at the quieter west end of the lake.

Common questions

Is "Deer Lake Place" itself a condo complex?

Ask for a strata plan number before treating any address as strata.

Is there SkyTrain in Deer Lake Place?

No station sits inside the pocket; Metrotown Station (Expo Line), south-west at Metrotown, is the nearest station named.

Could a house lot here become strata units?

Under the R1 SSMUH district, standard lots can hold 3–4 homes and larger lots near frequent transit up to 6, and lots with two or more primary units may be stratified — subject to the lakeshore-wetland setback checks for this pocket. Eligibility is lot-by-lot.

Are there any townhomes in Deer Lake Place at all?

A buyer set on townhouse living near the lake is shopping the neighbouring sub-areas, not this pocket.

Is "Deer Lake Place" a strata complex I can buy into?

Do not treat the street name as a complex without a strata plan number.

A portal shows Greentree Village townhouses as "near Deer Lake Place." Are they in this sub-area?

No — Greentree Village is its own sub-area, the V5G pocket south of Canada Way behind BCIT/Deer Lake.

Could a Deer Lake Place house lot become strata townhomes?

Potentially, under the citywide R1 SSMUH district: 3 units on lots up to 280 m², 4 on larger lots, 6 on lots of at least 281 m² within 400 m of a frequent-transit stop, and lots with two or more primary units may be stratified — but lakeshore-wetland setback checks apply parcel by parcel under the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026.

Is there a vacant lot subdivision I can buy into in Deer Lake Place?

No known one — the pocket is established detached housing at the lake's west end; land trades as built house lots.

Is Deer Lake Place the same area as Deer Lake?

No. They are separate board sub-areas with separate market records, and Deer Lake Place is specifically the small pocket at the west end of the lake, off Deer Lake Parkway near Gilpin Street, while Deer Lake covers the streets around the rest of the park. Using the wrong name in a price opinion imports the wrong pocket's comparables, so confirm which sub-area a listing actually sits in.

Is the school in the pocket the public school for my child?

No. The school physically in the pocket, Deer Lake SDA School at 5550 Gilpin Street, is an independent school, not the public catchment school. The nearby public schools on the Province's School District 41 list are Buckingham Elementary (Kindergarten to Grade 7), 6066 Buckingham Avenue, and Burnaby Central Secondary (Grades 8 to 12), 6011 Deer Lake Parkway, and the catchment for a specific address must be run in the district locator.

What is actually beside the pocket?

Deer Lake Park, directly east. The City describes it as the cultural centre of the city, where trails connect the lake, the Burnaby Art Gallery, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby Village Museum and Hart House restaurant; the park is open dawn to dusk year-round and its address is 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, so the pocket's amenity is a working arts precinct, not just a green space.

Is Deer Lake Place the same as Deer Lake?

No. In the SnapStats GVR report, Deer Lake, Deer Lake Place, Upper Deer Lake and Buckingham Heights are four separate Burnaby sub-areas with separate inventory and sales. Deer Lake Place is the small pocket at the west end of the lake, off Deer Lake Parkway near Gilpin Street (SnapStats, September 2026)

What is beside Deer Lake Place?

Deer Lake Park, directly east — Burnaby's cultural centre, with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby Village Museum, Hart House and the lake trails, open dawn to dusk year-round at 6450 Deer Lake Ave.

Which schools serve a Deer Lake Place address?

It depends on the address. The nearby public schools on the Province's SD41 list are Buckingham Elementary (K–7), 6066 Buckingham Ave, and Burnaby Central Secondary (8–12), 6011 Deer Lake Parkway; the school physically in the pocket, Deer Lake SDA at 5550 Gilpin St, is independent. Catchments are address-based and must be checked in the SD41 locator.

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Deer Lake Place by home type

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Condo buildings in Deer Lake Place

Streets, schools and transit near Deer Lake Place condos

  • Deer Lake Place is the small residential pocket at the west end of Deer Lake in central Burnaby, off Deer Lake Parkway near Gilpin Street, beside Burnaby's civic and cultural precinct at Deer Lake Park.
  • Edges and neighbours: Canada Way to the north, Gilpin Street connecting the pocket south toward Kingsway, Deer Lake and Deer Lake Park to the east, Buckingham Heights on the slope south-east of the lake, Burnaby Hospital to the north-west, and Garden Village and Metrotown to the south-west. Burnaby City Hall is at 4949 Canada Way, just north-west of the pocket.
  • Where the condo stock concentrates: nowhere — there is none on the current record.
  • Transit: there is no SkyTrain station inside the pocket; Metrotown Station (Expo Line), south-west, is the nearest station named.

Local rules that affect condo buyers in Deer Lake Place

  • Lakeshore check: the pocket sits at the west end of Deer Lake beside its shoreline wetlands.

Good to know about Deer Lake Place condos

  • Four sub-areas share one lake, and mixing them corrupts a price opinion. Say plainly which pocket a home is actually in.
  • The boardwalk closure runs to winter 2027. The section of boardwalk by the Deer Lake boat launch closed September 21, 2026 for a full replacement, with completion scheduled by winter 2027 and a signed detour via Sperling Avenue and Deer Lake Drive (about five extra minutes of walking); part of the nearby picnic area is also closed during construction.
  • The in-pocket school is not the public school. Deer Lake SDA School at 5550 Gilpin St is an independent school on the Province's list — a buyer assuming it is the SD41 catchment school for a Gilpin Street address would be wrong; the public catchment is set by the SD41 locator, address by address.
  • This is the city's government-and-culture precinct. Burnaby City Hall (4949 Canada Way) sits just north-west of the pocket and Burnaby Hospital (3935 Kincaid St) immediately north-west across the Burnaby Hospital sub-area — civic and hospital traffic patterns come with the west-end-of-the-lake setting.
  • The park's 2026 events calendar is a selling season fact.
  • Shopping runs to Metrotown, not to a local mall. There is no enclosed mall or shopping centre inside the pocket; Burnaby's framework designates Metrotown (south-west) as the city's downtown / regional city centre and this area's main shopping destination, and the quadrant's library branch is the Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch.

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

Sources for the condo notes on Deer Lake Place

Townhome complexes in Deer Lake Place

Streets, schools and transit near Deer Lake Place townhomes

  • "Deer Lake Place" is the GVR board sub-area name as used in the SnapStats GVR report for Burnaby. Deer Lake Place is the small residential pocket at the west end of Deer Lake in central Burnaby, off Deer Lake Parkway near Gilpin Street, beside Burnaby's civic and cultural precinct at Deer Lake Park. "Deer Lake Place" is also a street / complex naming in the pocket.

Local rules that affect townhome buyers in Deer Lake Place

  • Plans and hazards: the Burnaby 2050 Official Community Plan, adopted December 9, 2025, replaces the 1998 OCP and takes precedence over older community-plan land use maps where they conflict; community plans are adopted by Council as policy guidelines for rezoning and development applications. The pocket sits at the west end of Deer Lake beside its shoreline wetlands.
  • Burnaby property taxes and utilities: 2026 taxes were due Friday, July 3, 2026; a 5% penalty applies to outstanding current taxes (and to an unclaimed home owner grant) after the July due date, with a further 5% penalty after the September due date; Council approved a 2.9% property tax increase in the 2026–2030 Financial Plan, about $61 for the average home. The 2026 residential utility notice covers annual water, annual sewer use, a cross-connection device charge where applicable, and a residential garbage toter fee; the detached single-family dwelling water charge is $652.33, rates carry a 5% discount if paid by the due date, and for single-family homes sewer is billed as a sewer parcel tax on the property tax notice.

Good to know about Deer Lake Place townhomes

  • Burnaby's rulebook changed under this pocket twice in two years. The R1 SSMUH district arrived in June 2024, the Burnaby 2050 OCP was adopted December 9, 2025 (replacing the 1998 OCP and overriding older community-plan maps where they conflict), and the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026 took effect July 1, 2026 — any Deer Lake Place document still citing the 1965 Zoning Bylaw No. 4742 or the 1998 OCP is two generations out of date.
  • There is no mall, recreation centre or library branch inside the pocket. Burnaby Public Library's branch serving this quadrant is the Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch, and Metrotown — designated the city's downtown / regional city centre — is the pocket's shopping destination, south-west at the end of Gilpin Street's run toward Kingsway.

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

Sources for the townhome notes on Deer Lake Place

Lots and land in Deer Lake Place

Fee-simple lots

  • Established house lots: Freehold detached is the September 2026 record.
  • Lot character from the zone, as stated: the low-density lots around the pocket sit in Burnaby's R1 Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) District — Burnaby consolidated its former single- and two-family districts into R1 in June 2024: R1 lots may hold 3 units on lots up to 280 m², 4 units on larger lots, and 6 units on lots of at least 281 m² within 400 m of a frequent-transit stop, and lots with two or more primary units may be stratified; SSMUH lots require a minimum lot width of 10 m and minimum lot area of 281 m².
  • Serviced position: Burnaby's 2026 residential utility notice covers annual water, annual sewer use, a cross-connection device charge where applicable, and a residential garbage toter fee; the detached single-family dwelling water charge is $652.33, rates carry a 5% discount if paid by the due date, and for single-family homes sewer is billed as a sewer parcel tax on the property tax notice.
  • ALR vs non-ALR: no ALR parcel in the pocket is confirmed — no ALR split is stated, and ALR status for a specific property is checked in the ALC's ALR Property and Map Finder.
  • Hazard / setback position: the pocket sits at the west end of Deer Lake beside its shoreline wetlands.

Named developments, capital work and presales

  • Confirmed capital work at the pocket's edge — documented as municipal work, not inventory: the section of boardwalk by the Deer Lake boat launch is closed from September 21, 2026 for a full replacement, with completion scheduled by winter 2027 and a signed detour via Sperling Avenue and Deer Lake Drive (about five extra minutes of walking); a small section of the nearby picnic area is also closed during construction.
  • Not this pocket's stock — never imported: Greentree Village townhouse product (for example product on Garden Grove Drive that listing portals show as "nearby") sits in the Greentree Village sub-area, not Deer Lake Place, and contributes 0 here.

Streets, schools and transit near Deer Lake Place lots

  • Nearby areas: Deer Lake (around the lake and park) to the east, Buckingham Heights on the slope south-east of the lake, Burnaby Hospital to the north-west, Garden Village and Metrotown to the south-west. Canada Way runs to the north and Gilpin Street connects the pocket south toward Kingsway.
  • Civic anchors: Deer Lake Park is directly east — the City describes it as a peaceful natural environment that serves as the cultural centre of the city, with walking trails connecting the lake, Burnaby Art Gallery, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby Village Museum and Hart House restaurant, open dawn to dusk year-round at 6450 Deer Lake Ave; Burnaby City Hall is at 4949 Canada Way, just north-west of the pocket; Burnaby Hospital, 3935 Kincaid St, is immediately north-west.

Local rules that affect land buyers in Deer Lake Place

  • Required works and services include highways and lanes, water distribution connected to the City system, sewage collection and drainage collection, built to the City's Engineering Design Criteria Manual standards; the City's Servicing Improvements Guide addresses servicing for developments with four or more primary dwelling units on a residential lot.
  • Lakeshore diligence: the pocket sits beside Deer Lake's shoreline wetlands, so confirm streamside setbacks and any flood or hazard notation for the specific parcel before pricing redevelopment or an addition.
  • If a parcel is in the ALR: subdivision within the ALR requires ALC approval; ALR residences cannot be stratified. On ALR land the main house can be up to 500 m², a suite is allowed only inside it, and an extra residence can be up to 90 m² (186 m² on parcels over 40 ha). For farm class, BC Assessment looks for farm income of $10,000 a year on under 0.8 ha, $2,500 on 0.8 to 4 ha, and $2,500 plus 5% of the value of land over 4 ha; applications are due by October 31. Check the parcel on ALC mapping before applying any of this.

Good to know about Deer Lake Place lots

  • The boardwalk is closed into winter 2027 (City notice (as of November 1, 2026)): the boardwalk section by the Deer Lake boat launch closed September 21, 2026 for a full replacement, scheduled complete by winter 2027, with a signed detour via Sperling Avenue and Deer Lake Drive adding about five minutes — a park-edge lot's trail pitch should carry that date.
  • The pocket's in-pocket school is not its catchment school: Deer Lake SDA School, 5550 Gilpin St, is an independent school on the Province's list.

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

Sources for the land notes on Deer Lake Place

What's nearby Deer Lake Place

Times are from OpenStreetMap routing, November 2026.

Transit

  • Nearest rapid station: Sperling–Burnaby Lake Station (SkyTrain), a stop on routes 110 and 144, per TransLink's timetables.
  • Nearest bus exchange: Metrotown Station, the terminus of routes 110 and 144.
  • Route 110 Lougheed Station / Metrotown Station, via Deer Lake Parkway and Gilpin Street, TransLink.
  • Route 144 SFU / Metrotown Station, via Deer Lake Parkway, Burnaby City Hall and Deer Lake Avenue, TransLink.

Parks and recreation

  • Deer Lake Park, 6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby: City of Burnaby park at the lake.
  • Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby: City arts and community facility in Deer Lake Park.

Schools

  • Burnaby Central Secondary, grades 8-12, 6011 Deer Lake Parkway, School District 41 Burnaby; confirm the catchment with the district.
  • Buckingham Elementary, grades K-7, 6066 Buckingham Ave, School District 41 Burnaby; confirm the catchment with the district.

Groceries and shopping

  • Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre, 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, per the centre's own site.

Measured walking and driving times

Measured on November 2, 2026 with OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM for driving, routed-foot for walking), from Burnaby Central Secondary, 6011 Deer Lake Parkway
ToHowMinutesDistance (km)
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake AveWalk100.8
Buckingham Elementary, 6066 Buckingham AveDrive52.4
Sperling–Burnaby Lake StationDrive63.1

Sources for what’s nearby

Deer Lake Place: streets and boundaries

  • Deer Lake Place is the small residential pocket at the west end of Deer Lake in central Burnaby, off Deer Lake Parkway near Gilpin Street, beside the City's civic and cultural precinct at Deer Lake Park.
  • Canada Way and Deer Lake Parkway serve the pocket's north side, and Gilpin Street connects it south toward Kingsway and Metrotown.
  • It is a distinct board sub-area from Deer Lake, Upper Deer Lake and Buckingham Heights — the four are listed separately, and this pocket is the west-end one.
  • Burnaby City Hall is at 4949 Canada Way, just north-west of the pocket — the Deer Lake area is the City's governmental precinct as well as its cultural one.

Deer Lake Place: the housing stock

  • The pocket's housing is detached houses in the current market record; no attached product anchors it, whatever the "Deer Lake Place" street naming suggests.
  • The pocket's named anchor building is not a strata at all: it is the independent Deer Lake SDA School at 5550 Gilpin Street, which is not a School District 41 (Burnaby) public school.

Deer Lake Place: rules that affect buyers

  • The pocket sits beside Deer Lake's shoreline wetlands at the lake's west end, so streamside setbacks are a property-specific check on any addition or rebuild, confirmed parcel by parcel rather than assumed from the street.
  • Deer Lake Brook connects this lake to the bigger system: Metro Vancouver's park planning records Deer Lake Brook among the tributaries feeding Burnaby Lake, in the Brunette River watershed.
  • The Burnaby 2050 Official Community Plan (OCP), adopted December 9, 2025, governs land use here over older community plan maps where they conflict.

Deer Lake Place: local details a buyer would not know

  • Burnaby Village Museum is at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue in the park's north-east corner, recreating the village of Burnaby in the early 20th century with costumed interpreters, a farmhouse, and a street of homes, shops and a blacksmith forge.
  • The library branch serving this quadrant is the Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch, south-west at Metrotown, one of Burnaby Public Library's four quadrant branches.
  • Burnaby Hospital, 3935 Kincaid Street (Fraser Health), is immediately north-west of the pocket across Canada Way.

Deer Lake Place: costs and taxes

  • The angle specific to this pocket is the sewer parcel tax: for single-family homes the City bills sewer as a sewer parcel tax on the property tax notice, and the City states that parcel tax is shared between the number of properties on each parcel of land — relevant where a Deer Lake Place parcel carries more than one property.

Deer Lake Place: getting around

  • Bus routes 110 and 144 run the Deer Lake Parkway corridor at the pocket's north side, per TransLink's September 2026 Burnaby system map, linking it toward Metrotown Station and toward Sperling–Burnaby Lake Station and Simon Fraser University (SFU).
  • Route 110 runs between Lougheed Station and Metrotown Station via Deer Lake Parkway, giving the pocket a one-bus link to both the Millennium and Expo lines.
  • Gilpin Street is the pocket's south link, connecting Deer Lake Parkway down toward Kingsway and Metrotown by road.

How Deer Lake Place compares

Deer Lake Place compared
FactDeer Lake PlaceBuckingham HeightsDeer Lake (sub-area)
Position on the lakeWest end, off Deer Lake Parkway near Gilpin StreetSlope east and south-east of the lakeStreets around the park generally
School District 41 elementary school on the area's streets—Buckingham Elementary, 6066 Buckingham AvenueBuckingham Elementary, 6066 Buckingham Avenue
SkyTrain station inside the sub-areaNoneNoneNone

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