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Edgemont vs Lynn Valley: which one fits you?

Checked 4 October 2026 · next review January 2027

Both are in the District of North Vancouver. Edgemont is a Village Centre with its own plan, adopted in 2014, that keeps most new buildings to two or three storeys. Lynn Valley is a Town Centre, where the District expects more growth and is reviewing applications for six-storey buildings. If you want the village to stay much as it is, that difference matters more than anything else on this page.

Call them before you rely on anything here

Plans, development applications, bus routes and school catchments change. Everything below is subject to change. Call the District and the school district with the exact address before you rely on it.

District of North Vancouver604-990-2311 · infoweb@dnv.org · 355 West Queens Road
District of North Vancouver planning604-990-2480 · communityplanning@dnv.org
North Vancouver School District (SD44)604-903-3444 · check catchment by address with the online School Locator

Side by side

What decides itEdgemontLynn Valley
Local governmentDistrict of North VancouverDistrict of North Vancouver
What the District plans for itA Village Centre. The Edgemont Village Centre Plan, March 2014, generally limits buildings to two and three storeys, with a partial fourth considered in the coreA Town Centre. The Lynn Valley Town Centre Public Realm and Design Guidelines date from June 2015
Applications in the area21 two-storey townhouses proposed at 3712 to 3718 Edgemont Boulevard, under review408 homes in four six-storey buildings proposed at Lynn Valley Road and Baird Road, applied for in July 2025
Buses232 Grouse Mountain and Phibbs Exchange. 246 Highland and downtown228 and 229 to Lonsdale Quay and the SeaBus. 210 also serves the area
Recreation centreDelbrook Community Recreation Centre, 851 West Queens RoadKaren Magnussen Community Recreation Centre, 2300 Kirkstone Road
LibraryCapilano Library, 3045 Highland BoulevardLynn Valley Library, 1277 Lynn Valley Road
Secondary school nearbyHandsworth Secondary, 1033 Handsworth RoadArgyle Secondary, 1131 Frederick Road
OutdoorsCapilano River Regional Park, with Cleveland Dam and the salmon hatcheryLynn Canyon Park and its free suspension bridge. Lynn Headwaters Regional Park

Development applications can change or be refused; they are listed here so you can ask the District about them, not as a prediction. Catchment is set by address: confirm with SD44’s School Locator.

The same on both sides

  • One property tax rate and one set of bylaws: the District of North Vancouver’s.
  • North Vancouver School District 44.
  • Every property in the District is checked on its own for the wildfire, slope and creek hazard development permit areas. Look up the exact address on the District’s GEOweb map, or ask planning, before you write an offer.

Which one fits you

Edgemont may suit you if

You want a low-rise village that its plan keeps low, and Capilano River Regional Park nearby. Ask the District what is proposed near the home you are looking at.

Lynn Valley may suit you if

You want a Town Centre with more new homes coming, buses to Lonsdale Quay, and Lynn Canyon and Lynn Headwaters for the outdoors. New buildings bring more choice of condos and townhouses, and more construction for a while.

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Before you act

This page is general information, not advice on a particular property. Call District of North Vancouver planning on 604-990-2480 about what is proposed near a home, and SD44 on 604-903-3444 about its catchment, before you rely on it.

Tom JahedREALTOR® with Vanak Realty · North and West Vancouver · English and Farsi
Talk through Edgemont or Lynn Valley778-903-7306
Sources
  1. District of North Vancouver, Official Community Plan, urban structure. Checked 4 October 2026.
  2. District of North Vancouver, Wildfire hazard development permit area, FAQ. Checked 4 October 2026.
  3. District of North Vancouver, Slope hazard development permit area, FAQ. Checked 4 October 2026.
  4. District of North Vancouver, Creek hazard development permit area. Checked 4 October 2026.
  5. District of North Vancouver, Edgemont Village Centre: Plan and Design Guidelines, March 2014. Checked 4 October 2026.
  6. District of North Vancouver, Lynn Valley Town Centre Public Realm and Design Guidelines, June 2015. Checked 4 October 2026.
  7. District of North Vancouver, 3712 to 3718 Edgemont Boulevard. Checked 4 October 2026.
  8. District of North Vancouver, 1246 to 1268 Lynn Valley Road and 3050 to 3174 Baird Road. Checked 4 October 2026.
  9. TransLink, Route 232. Checked 4 October 2026.
  10. TransLink, Route 246. Checked 4 October 2026.
  11. Metro Vancouver, Capilano River Regional Park brochure, January 2025. Checked 4 October 2026.
  12. North Vancouver School District, Handsworth Secondary. Checked 4 October 2026.
  13. TransLink, Route 228 timetable, from 7 September 2026. Checked 4 October 2026.
  14. TransLink, Route 229 timetable, from 7 September 2026. Checked 4 October 2026.
  15. North Vancouver Recreation and Culture, Community recreation centres. Checked 4 October 2026.
  16. North Vancouver District Public Library, Locations and hours. Checked 4 October 2026.
  17. North Vancouver School District, Schools. Checked 4 October 2026.
  18. DNV Ecology Centre, Lynn Canyon suspension bridge. Checked 4 October 2026.
  19. District of North Vancouver, Seasonal pay parking at Lynn Canyon Park. Checked 4 October 2026.
  20. Metro Vancouver, Lynn Headwaters Regional Park. Checked 4 October 2026.