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District of North Vancouver

Lynn ValleyBritish Columbia

An 803-hectare District of North Vancouver planning area: about 45% detached-house zoning, a 34-hectare Town Centre, and two secondary school families, Argyle and Sutherland.

District of North Vancouver3 property types3 sub-areas6 FAQsLast reviewed October 17, 2026
803 ha
Lynn Valley planning area

The District of North Vancouver's boundary for Lynn Valley

34 ha
Town Centre

About 4% of the planning area, per the District's Town Centre boundary

71%
In an Argyle feeder catchment

Upper Lynn, Lynn Valley, Ross Road and Boundary elementary catchments; Eastview (25%) feeds Sutherland

22 min
Route 228 to Lonsdale Quay

From the Town Centre, weekday midday timetable

The market in Lynn Valley

Market snapshot · October 2026

Lynn Valley · HPI Benchmark

Benchmark price

$1.30M

Month over month

-1.8%

Year over year

-3.3%

Sales (month)

18

Detached, townhouse and apartment only

Active listings

74

Detached, townhouse and apartment only

Months of inventory

4.4

Active listings divided by average monthly sales over the past 12 months, so it will not equal this month’s active listings divided by this month’s sales.

Greater Vancouver REALTORS® composite Home Price Index (HPI), the industry-standard measure of typical home value, adjusted for property mix. Sales were 24.3% of active listings in the month, a sellers’ market by board convention. Boards call under 12% a buyers’ market and over 20% a sellers’ market.

See the Lynn Valley HPI chart on Market Insights

Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS®. The benchmark is the composite index; sales and active listings count detached, townhouse and apartment homes only. HPI benchmarks are aggregate measures; specific properties may transact above or below.

Market insights · the long view

A in Lynn Valley, bought in 2019

$1.41M in 2019, $1.93M in October 2026: up 36 percent.
$2.14M$565K
townhousecondo
20052026

Board benchmark across Lynn Valley, to October 2026. Not an appraisal of any one home.

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Overview

Lynn Valley is a planning area of the District of North Vancouver, about 803 hectares. The City of North Vancouver is a separate municipality. The District divides Lynn Valley into nine neighbourhoods and draws its Town Centre as 34 hectares, about 4% of the area. It treats Lower Lynn and Lynnmour as separate planning areas.

About 45% of the planning area is R2, the District's urban detached residential zone. Natural parkland is about 14% and park and recreation about 5%. Multi-family zones are about 3% and comprehensive development zones about 2%. The District's Bylaw 8698, adopted on June 17, 2024, permits a secondary suite and a coach house beside the main house on each parcel in single-family zones inside the urban containment boundary.

Five elementary catchments cover about 96% of the land: Upper Lynn (about 27%), Eastview (25%), Lynn Valley (20%), Ross Road (15%) and Boundary (9%). School District 44 lists Upper Lynn, Lynn Valley, Ross Road and Boundary as feeders to Argyle Secondary (1131 Frederick Road), about 71% of the land. Eastview feeds Sutherland Secondary.

There is no SkyTrain station in the area. From the Town Centre, route 228 reaches Lonsdale Quay in about 22 minutes and route 229 in about 28 on the weekday midday timetable. Route 227 reaches Phibbs Exchange in about 17 minutes.

What you get living here

The things that don't show up in a listing — the standing rituals and quiet anchors that make Lynn Valley feel like a place rather than a postal code.

Nine neighbourhoods

The District divides Lynn Valley into nine neighbourhoods

By land area, Upper Lynn is about 20% of the planning area, Central Lynn 16%, Lynn Canyon 14%, Lower West Lynn 11%, Valley Centre 11%, West Lynn Terrace 11%, Boundary 7%, Upper West Lynn 6% and Kirkstone 6%. Lower Lynn and Lynnmour are separate District planning areas.

District of North Vancouver open data: neighbourhood and planning area boundaries

Two school families

About 71% of the area is in an Argyle feeder catchment; about 25% is in Eastview

School District 44 lists Upper Lynn, Lynn Valley, Ross Road and Boundary elementary schools as Argyle Secondary feeders. Eastview Elementary, about 25% of the area, feeds Sutherland Secondary. Argyle is at 1131 Frederick Road. A Lynn Valley address is not always an Argyle address.

School District 44 Families of Schools · District of North Vancouver catchment boundaries

A suite and a coach house

The District's Bylaw 8698 permits a secondary suite and a coach house on single-family parcels

Bylaw 8698 was adopted at the June 17, 2024 Council meeting. It permits a secondary suite and a coach house in addition to the principal dwelling on each parcel in all single-family zones inside the urban containment boundary. About 45% of the planning area is R2 detached residential.

District of North Vancouver: provincial housing legislation page, updated April 23, 2026

Inside Lynn Valley

Lynn Valley reads as one neighbourhood from a distance, but on the ground the housing fabric is layered. Each piece has its own rules, its own inventory, and its own buyer.

Schools

Five elementary catchments cover about 96% of the planning area: Upper Lynn (about 27%), Eastview (25%), Lynn Valley (20%), Ross Road (15%) and Boundary (9%). School District 44 lists Upper Lynn, Lynn Valley, Ross Road and Boundary as Argyle Secondary (1131 Frederick Road) feeders, about 71% of the land.

Eastview Elementary covers about 25% and feeds Sutherland Secondary, so a Lynn Valley address is not always an Argyle address. The district lists Boundary and Ross Road as French Immersion feeders to Argyle. The district confirms the school for one address. Verify the live SD 44 catchment map for the specific address.

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Daily life

The District draws the Lynn Valley Town Centre as 34 hectares, about 4% of the planning area. Multi-family zones are about 3% of the area and comprehensive development zones about 2%, so apartment-scale housing is concentrated rather than spread across the house blocks.

About 14% of the planning area is natural parkland and about 5% is zoned for park and recreation. Metro Vancouver describes Lynn Headwaters Regional Park as a true wilderness park, where camping is prohibited. Its Headwaters Trail leads to Norvan Falls.

Lynn Valley pillar: inside Lynn Valley →

Commute math

There is no SkyTrain station in the area. TransLink's schedule data shows routes 209, 210, 227, 228, 229 and 240 and the N24 night bus. From the Town Centre, route 228 (Grand Boulevard) reaches Lonsdale Quay in about 22 minutes and route 229 (Lonsdale Avenue) in about 28, on the weekday midday timetable.

Route 227 reaches Phibbs Exchange in about 17 minutes.

Lynn Valley pillar: transit →

Property types

  • R2 detached houses (about 45% of the planning area)
  • Multi-family zones (about 3% of the planning area)
  • Comprehensive development zones (about 2% of the planning area)

Compare Lynn Valley to nearby

Edgemont Village →

The western neighbour: a 10-hectare village centre in the District's 782-hectare Upper Capilano area, with four Handsworth feeder catchments and route 246 direct to downtown.

Lower Mainland (regional) →

The broader regional context: Lynn Valley sits inside the District of North Vancouver, on the North Shore of the Lower Mainland.

Frequently asked

A few of the questions that come up most often about Lynn Valley.

Is Lynn Valley in the City or the District of North Vancouver?
Lynn Valley is a planning area of the District of North Vancouver, about 803 hectares. The City of North Vancouver is a separate municipality. The District splits Lynn Valley into nine neighbourhoods: Upper Lynn, Central Lynn, Lynn Canyon, Lower West Lynn, Valley Centre, West Lynn Terrace, Boundary, Upper West Lynn and Kirkstone. It treats Lower Lynn and Lynnmour as separate planning areas.
Which schools serve Lynn Valley?
Five elementary catchments cover about 96% of the planning area: Upper Lynn (about 27%), Eastview (25%), Lynn Valley (20%), Ross Road (15%) and Boundary (9%). School District 44 lists Upper Lynn, Lynn Valley, Ross Road and Boundary as Argyle Secondary feeders, about 71% of the land. Eastview feeds Sutherland Secondary. Argyle is at 1131 Frederick Road. The district confirms the school for a single address.
Is there SkyTrain from Lynn Valley?
No SkyTrain station is in the area. TransLink's schedule data shows routes 209, 210, 227, 228, 229 and 240 and the N24 night bus. From the Town Centre, route 228 reaches Lonsdale Quay in about 22 minutes and route 229 in about 28 on the weekday midday timetable. Route 227 reaches Phibbs Exchange in about 17.
What is the zoning in Lynn Valley?
About 45% of the planning area is R2, the District's urban detached residential zone. Natural parkland is about 14% and park and recreation about 5%. Multi-family zones are about 3% and comprehensive development zones about 2%. The District's zoning map shows the zone of any one lot.
Can I add a suite or a coach house in Lynn Valley?
The District's Bylaw 8698, adopted on June 17, 2024, permits a secondary suite and a coach house beside the main house on each parcel in single-family zones inside the urban containment boundary. Whether a given lot qualifies depends on its zone and size, so check the parcel with the District before pricing in a second dwelling.
What tax should a Lynn Valley buyer model?
BC Property Transfer Tax applies on every purchase: 1% to $200K, 2% to $2M, 3% to $3M, and 5% above $3M. On a $2M home the tax is $38,000. A foreign national, foreign corporation or taxable trustee also pays an additional 20% in the Metro Vancouver Regional District. The federal ban on purchases by non-Canadians runs to January 1, 2027.

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Market data

The current FVREB / REBGV HPI benchmark price for Lynn Valley, month-over-month and year-over-year deltas, monthly sales, and active inventory live on a dedicated page with the source citations and methodology.

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Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR® at Momentum Realty Inc.. GVR Member #6015742 · FVREB Member #FJOBBR