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College Park is the residential hillside on Port Moody’s west side, between St. Johns Street and the Coquitlam boundary along Clarke Road. It offers a wide range of entry points — strata townhouse complexes, low-rise apartments, detached homes, and Portwood’s first new condo building on Cecile Drive — with a direct bus link to two SkyTrain stations.
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College Park is one of the few Port Moody sub-areas where Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports all three property types — detached, townhouse and apartment. That alone tells you something: this is a mixed neighbourhood, not a single-product suburb.
A benchmark is GVR’s price for a typical home in an area — not an average of what sold. That matters here, because College Park’s sales counts are small. In September 2026 there were 2 detached sales against 16 active listings, 3 townhouse sales against 9 listings, and 1 apartment sale against 9 listings. With only a handful of sales per type, a single unusual sale can swing the monthly picture, so read these as direction, not precision.
Here is how the three segments compare with Port Moody as a whole:
The gaps reflect what is actually here — the size, age and location of the homes GVR models — not a discount on an identical home. According to the City’s own plan, most of the housing in College Park was built in the last 40–50 years, so building age is part of every comparison.
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® REALTOR® Report, Port Moody neighbourhood benchmark tables, September 2026; Port Moody city-wide benchmarks from the same GVR release. Last refreshed October 7, 2026. Next data: November 2026.
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College Park sits on the west side of Port Moody, on the slope that rises south of St. Johns Street and the Barnet Highway. Clarke Road is its main north–south route: heading south, it climbs toward Coquitlam’s Burquitlam neighbourhood and Burquitlam SkyTrain Station. To the west is Glenayre, at the foot of Burnaby Mountain. To the east is Moody Centre, with the station, the Brewers Row strip and Rocky Point Park.
The name is used two ways, and it is worth knowing both before you search.
In practice, when an agent or a listing says “College Park,” they usually mean the GVR sub-area. That is the version this guide uses, and it is what the market numbers above measure. If a specific street matters to you, check the sub-area printed on the listing. The boundary with Glenayre and Port Moody Centre runs street by street.
Street names give the area its feel. Several follow a university theme — College Park Way, Princeton Avenue, Harvard Drive, McGill Drive, Yale Road and Cambridge Way — which is the easiest way to tell you are in the original College Park subdivision rather than next door.
The City describes this part of Port Moody as “predominantly residential,” with “a mix of single detached homes, townhouses, and apartments,” and says most of the housing was built in the last 40–50 years. On the ground, that means four distinct products. Each one needs a different checklist.
Houses spread through the neighbourhood’s hillside streets. The benchmark was $1,386,100 in September 2026. The real variables are renovation level, slope and suite potential. Under the new OCP, some lots may also have redevelopment potential.
A common family choice here. Complexes such as those on Westhill Place, Seaview Drive and Cardiff Way date from different decades. One Westhill Place listing shows a 1973 build year, and that complex shares a pool and exercise room. Benchmark: $778,000.
Low-rise apartment buildings in a neighbourhood the City says was mostly built in the last 40–50 years. The benchmark was $414,800, against $676,200 for Port Moody as a whole. That makes College Park one of the lower-priced ways into a Port Moody strata. The trade-off is building age, so the strata documents matter more than the finishes.
Edgar Development’s Portwood is replacing the 1960s Woodland Park rentals off Cecile Drive. Its first condo phase, Umbra (1209 Cecile Drive), is reported in College Park PM, with completion estimated for early 2027. Buying here is a presale or assignment decision, and that comes with a different rulebook.
The first Port Moody address. If you want a Port Moody mailing address and SD43 schools but the city’s station-area condos and townhomes are a stretch, College Park’s apartments and townhouses are a natural place to start. The $414,800 apartment benchmark and $778,000 townhouse benchmark put it below the $677,900 and $1,086,100 GVR reports for Port Moody Centre.
The condo owner moving to ground-oriented living. A townhouse with a small yard on a quiet complex road is the classic College Park move-up from a one-bedroom. The question to answer early is whether the complex’s age and reserves fit how long you plan to stay.
The commuter who works west or south. College Park is on the Burnaby side of Port Moody. Barnet Highway runs west along the inlet into Burnaby, and Clarke Road runs south to Burquitlam. Route 180 connects both Moody Centre and Burquitlam stations, which is unusual for a neighbourhood this residential.
The detached buyer who wants Port Moody without Heritage Mountain pricing. The College Park detached benchmark ($1,386,100) sits well under Heritage Mountain’s ($1,933,800) and Heritage Woods’ ($2,099,800). You give up the east-side setting, and you gain proximity to the Burnaby side.
The long-horizon owner. The new OCP points parts of this area toward gentle densification and, on specific Seaview sites, low- and mid-rise buildings. If you are buying for ten-plus years, that can cut both ways: more neighbours and construction nearby, and potentially more land value for some lots. Read the section on what is changing before you commit.
Seaview Community School is a K–5 public school at 1215 Cecile Drive, in the middle of the area. To the west, Glenayre Elementary (K–5) offers both English and Early French Immersion, according to SD43. Which elementary, middle and secondary school a home is assigned to depends on the exact address. Catchment lines here split street by street, so I don’t publish a blanket “catchment ladder” for College Park. Check every address in the SD43 School Locator before you write an offer.
Westhill Park (203 Westhill Place) is the neighbourhood’s main park. The City lists a playground, walking track, pickleball courts, outdoor pool, outdoor fitness equipment, a sports box with a basketball court, a fenced off-leash area at the north end and an entrance to the Rotary Trail. Seaview Park (1255 Cecile Drive), next to the school, has a playground and picnic table. For the waterfront, Rocky Point Park and the Shoreline Trail are in Moody Centre, to the east along St. Johns Street.
TransLink’s route 180 is the neighbourhood bus. It runs from Lougheed Station through Burquitlam Station, up Clarke Road, then along Glenayre Drive, Princeton Avenue, Washington Drive, College Park Way and Cecile Drive, and down St. Johns Street to Moody Centre Station. Moody Centre is served by the Millennium Line and the West Coast Express commuter train, so one bus gets most College Park streets to two rail lines. Check TransLink’s current schedule for frequency.
By car, Barnet Highway is the route west toward Burnaby and Vancouver, and St. Johns Street leads east into Moody Centre. Clarke Road connects south to Burquitlam and Coquitlam’s Como Lake area. The OCP notes some existing commercial development on Clarke Road and designates a small neighbourhood-commercial site at Clarke Road and Seaview Drive. Portwood’s plan adds retail and a grocery store, and Moody Centre’s St. Johns Street shops are to the east.
College Park is not standing still. Three things shape its next decade, and each affects buyers and sellers differently.
Port Moody adopted its new Official Community Plan on April 28, 2026. For College Park, Harbour Heights, Glenayre and Seaview, the plan says the lower-density, ground-oriented character “shall generally be retained.” It expects gentle densification mainly through small-scale multi-unit housing (SSMUH) — forms such as secondary suites, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes and townhouses — and notes that existing lot patterns are likely to stay. For most detached owners, that means more options on their own lot over time, not towers next door.
Seaview is the exception. The OCP maps specific Seaview sites for multi-residential buildings, a meaningful change for those streets:
An OCP designation is a long-range land-use plan, not zoning. A developer still needs a rezoning, and the plan adds conditions such as protecting Melrose Creek and other watercourses. Still, if you own or are buying on one of these streets, the designation can change who your buyer is and what the land is worth. Check it before pricing or making an offer.
The biggest change is Portwood, Edgar Development’s master-planned community on the 23-acre Woodland Park site off Cecile Drive. Council adopted it in December 2021. The plan calls for about 2,053 homes, including below-market and market rentals, built in phases over many years. The OCP sets building heights from six storeys to a maximum of 12 (more in selected areas through a density transfer), and requires two new parks, Cecile Bend and The Hub, totalling at least 0.81 hectares. In 2026 the project’s lender took its three future phases into a court process. Umbra and the below-market rental buildings already under construction were excluded. I keep the details current in my Portwood guide.
For nearby owners, Portwood means years of construction traffic and a much larger population on Cecile Drive. It also brings new parks, trails and neighbourhood shops within walking distance. For buyers, it means new-build condos next to older resale stock, which gives you a real comparison but also more competition when you sell.
One more item in the plan: the Suncor lands, beside several of these neighbourhoods, are a Special Study Area. The OCP lists possible future uses from residential and commercial to clean industrial. Nothing is decided, but it is worth watching if you are buying nearby.
Benchmarks from the same GVR release, by GVR sub-area. “Not reported” means GVR does not publish that property type for that sub-area.
| GVR sub-area (September 2026) | Detached | Townhouse | Apartment |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Park PM | $1,386,100 | $778,000 | $414,800 |
| Glenayre | $1,217,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Port Moody Centre | $1,520,800 | $1,086,100 | $677,900 |
| North Shore Pt Moody | $1,721,000 | $757,600 | $722,200 |
| Heritage Mountain | $1,933,800 | $1,098,100 | Not reported |
| Heritage Woods PM | $2,099,800 | $903,200 | Not reported |
| Port Moody (city) | $1,903,500 | $940,900 | $676,200 |
These are next-door neighbours, and some Glenayre Drive addresses are even listed in College Park PM. GVR reports only a detached benchmark for Glenayre, which sits closer to Burnaby Mountain. Its benchmark ($1,217,000, on 1 sale) compares with College Park’s $1,386,100 (on 2 sales) in September 2026. At those sample sizes, the order can flip month to month. College Park adds townhouse and apartment options, which GVR does not report for Glenayre. Read the Glenayre guide →
Moody Centre has the station, Brewers Row and the waterfront. You pay for that: the Port Moody Centre apartment benchmark was $677,900 against College Park’s $414,800. If walkability to rail is the priority, Moody Centre wins. If space for the money is the priority, College Park usually does. Read the Moody Centre guide →
Suter Brook and Klahanie are planned condo-and-townhouse communities on the far side of Moody Centre, near Inlet Centre and Rocky Point. They are built around walkability and shops. College Park is the quieter, more car-and-bus alternative on the west side. Suter Brook guide · Klahanie guide
Heritage Mountain is the family area on Port Moody’s east side, with a detached benchmark of $1,933,800. College Park’s detached benchmark is $1,386,100. You trade the Heritage Mountain setting for a lower entry price and quicker Burnaby access. Read the Heritage Mountain guide →
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I’m Craig Johnston, a REALTOR® with Royal LePage Elite West, and I’ve lived in the Tri-Cities for 47+ years. I don’t live in College Park. What I bring is a close read of the west-side Port Moody market: how older strata complexes trade, what the new OCP designations mean for a specific lot, and how College Park compares with Glenayre, Moody Centre and Burquitlam for your budget. Every plan starts with a free 20-minute strategy call. You get a written one-page plan within 24 hours and a same-day response when you reach out.
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College Park is on Port Moody’s west side, on the hillside south of St. Johns Street and the Barnet Highway, with Glenayre to the west, Moody Centre to the east and Coquitlam’s Burquitlam area to the south along Clarke Road. On MLS® it is the “College Park PM” sub-area, which also covers listings on Cecile Drive, Seaview Drive and Westhill Place. The City’s plan splits the same ground into College Park, Seaview and the Woodland Park (Portwood) site.
In September 2026, Greater Vancouver REALTORS® put the College Park PM benchmark at $1,386,100 for a detached home, $778,000 for a townhouse and $414,800 for an apartment. A benchmark is a typical home, not an average sale, and only a handful of homes sell here each month, so price any specific home from recent comparable sales.
The College Park apartment benchmark ($414,800) is $261,400 below the Port Moody figure ($676,200). The benchmark models the typical apartment in each area, so the gap reflects the size, age and location of what is here rather than a discount on an identical unit. The City notes most College Park housing was built in the last 40–50 years. With 1 apartment sale in the month, treat the number as a rough guide.
Seaview Community School, a K–5 SD43 school, is at 1215 Cecile Drive in the neighbourhood, and Glenayre Elementary (K–5, English and Early French Immersion) is just west. Catchments here split street by street, and middle and secondary assignments depend on the address, so look up any home in the SD43 School Locator before you buy.
Yes. TransLink route 180 runs through College Park on Glenayre Drive, Princeton Avenue, Washington Drive, College Park Way and Cecile Drive. One direction goes to Moody Centre Station (Millennium Line and West Coast Express). The other goes via Clarke Road to Burquitlam Station and Lougheed Station. Check TransLink for current frequency.
For MLS® purposes, yes: condos in Umbra, Portwood’s first phase at 1209 Cecile Drive, are listed in the College Park PM sub-area. The City’s plan calls the site Woodland Park and treats it as its own planning area, with buildings from six to 12 storeys (more in selected areas) and two new parks. The project’s future phases went into a court process in 2026. Umbra and the below-market rental buildings were excluded.
Some. Port Moody 2050 (adopted April 28, 2026) says the ground-oriented character of College Park, Harbour Heights, Glenayre and Seaview should generally be retained, with gentle change through small-scale multi-unit housing. Specific Seaview sites, including parts of Cecile Drive, Seaview Drive, Clarke Road and Charles Street, are designated for buildings of up to three or six storeys. A designation is not zoning; a rezoning is still required.
It depends on the property type, and the samples are small. In September 2026, sales-to-active ratios pointed to a balanced market for detached homes, a seller's market for townhouses and a buyer's market for apartments. With so few sales per type, one month’s reading can reverse the next, so look at the last few months for your exact product.
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SD43 schools in and near College Park
College Park is in School District 43 (SD43). Seaview Community School is in the neighbourhood, and Glenayre Elementary is next door to the west. Catchment lines split street by street, and middle and secondary assignments depend on the exact address. Check every home in the SD43 School Locator.
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Look up any Port Moody address in SD43’s official school locator.
Type an address → see the specific neighbourhood catchment schools. This is the authoritative source.
1215 Cecile Drive, in the neighbourhood. Confirm catchment by address.
SD43 school page →Next door to the west. English and Early French Immersion.
View school →Middle and secondary catchments vary across College Park. Use the locator, then see the Port Moody schools hub.
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