Briar Green - Leslie Park, Ottawa, Ontario Real Estate and Homes for Sale
Around three quarters of the population of this neighbourhood own their home and the remainder are renters. In this neighbourhood, roughly 45% of buildings are townhouses, whereas the rest are mainly large apartment buildings and single detached homes. Most of the housing growth in this area took place between 1960 and 1980. This area offers mainly four or more bedroom and three bedroom homes. Read more about Briar Green - Leslie Park real estate
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Transportation
This neighbourhood provides house buyers with the choice between a diversity of means of transportation. Getting around by car is very convenient in this neighbourhood. Parking is quite easy, and it is a short drive to the closest highway, such as Highway 417, from anywhere in this neighbourhood. Owing to about 10 nearby bus lines, this part of Ottawa is also quite transit friendly. Most homes for sale in this neighbourhood are located in places that are not especially suitable for those who travel by foot since few daily needs can be carried out by walking. However, cycling is easy in this area as there are a fair number of bike lanes.
Services
Parents and their schoolchildren will find that no matter where their house is situated in Briar Green - Leslie Park, both primary and secondary schools are nearby. However, daycares are not very abundant and accordingly not always within walking distance. As far as eating is concerned, house buyers in this neighbourhood usually have to turn to a vehicle to reach the closest supermarket. Nevertheless, it is generally a reasonably short distance to the nearest pharmacy, which can provide some staple foods. Residents of Briar Green - Leslie Park are served by a few restaurants as well.
Character
People who prefer a relaxed ambience will enjoy Briar Green - Leslie Park. This area is reasonably quiet overall, as there are generally low levels of noise from traffic - although there are still several noisier sections, especially close to Highway 416. Finally, parks are especially well-distributed and there are a few of them nearby for residents to visit, which results in them being easy to reach from most locations within this part of Ottawa.
