Sperling-Broadway Real Estate & Houses for Sale
The character of Sperling-Broadway is exemplified by its slower-paced ambience. Access to parks in the neighbourhood, including Burnaby Sports Complex East and Duthie-Union Park, is very easy since there are around 30 of them close by for residents to discover. This part of the city is very quiet overall, as the streets tend to be very calm.
Transportation
Sperling-Broadway permits property owners to get around using several means of transportation. Sperling-Broadway is very car friendly. Parking is quite easy. Residents can also count on public transit to travel in Sperling-Broadway by reason of plenty of nearby rapid transit stations with access to the Millennium Line, and a few nearby bus lines. It is at times difficult for pedestrians to get around in this neighbourhood as running common errands is sometimes difficult without needing to use a car. However, Sperling-Broadway is reasonably bicycling-friendly since the cycling infrastructure is rather well-developed.
Housing
Roughly 60% of the population of this neighbourhood own their home and the rest are renters. Single detached homes are the predominant housing type, representing about 30% of dwellings in this part of Burnaby, whereas the remainder are mainly large apartment buildings, small apartment buildings, and duplexes. About half of properties in this area were constructed in the 1960s and 1970s, while many of the remaining buildings were built in the 1980s and the 1990s. This part of Burnaby has a good variety of unit sizes, ranging from lofts to four or more bedrooms.
Services
In Sperling-Broadway, parents and their kids will usually be able to reach primary schools and daycares without a vehicle. In contrast, this area does not have any high schools. As far as eating is concerned, the closest supermarket in Sperling-Broadway is usually only a reasonably short distance away. Likewise, those who like to eat in restaurants will have a good number of options, and home buyers benefit from a few cafes as well.