A small, low-turnover pocket of detached homes on large flat lots along Pipeline Road, tucked against the Coquitlam River and greenbelt — yet roughly five minutes from Town Centre Park, Lafarge Lake, Coquitlam Centre and SkyTrain. If you want privacy and yard space without giving up the amenities of North Coquitlam, this is the under-the-radar street to know. Built by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960.
Updated: July 6, 2026 · License: V99960 · Brokerage: Royal LePage Elite WestQuick Answer
What should you know about Hockaday, Coquitlam?
Hockaday is a quiet detached-home pocket in north Coquitlam, on large flat lots beside the Coquitlam River — minutes from Town Centre, Lafarge Lake and SkyTrain. An honest local read from Craig Johnston, REALTOR® and 47+ year Coquitlam resident. Every free strategy call ends with a written one-page plan within 24 hours.
Hockaday is a small residential pocket in north Coquitlam, along Pipeline Road north of David Avenue and just west of the Coquitlam River — a short drive from Town Centre. It is almost entirely detached homes on large, flat lots, with many streets backing onto greenbelt and forest for privacy. It sits roughly five minutes from Town Centre Park, Lafarge Lake, the City Centre Aquatic Complex, Coquitlam Centre and the Coquitlam Central SkyTrain station. Because it is detached-only and low-turnover, inventory is thin and comes up quietly. As a citywide reference, the Coquitlam detached benchmark is $1,649,000 (June 2026 GVR HPI); Hockaday itself has no separate published benchmark.
Hockaday is a pocket, not a submarket — there is no Hockaday-specific benchmark, so the honest reference is the citywide Coquitlam detached number. What actually sets value here is the lot: flat, large, and often backing greenbelt, on homes that vary in age and condition. Here is the current pulse, with each figure linking to its source.
Hockaday is a detached-home neighbourhood — full stop. There is effectively no condo or townhome stock here, so the decision is less about home type and more about lot, orientation and how much updating a given home needs.
The whole neighbourhood. Big, flat, family-sized lots — many backing onto greenbelt or forest for privacy. Homes vary in age and condition, so the all-in number after any updates is what matters most.
Browse Coquitlam detachedA number of Hockaday streets back directly onto the Coquitlam River greenbelt and forest. That privacy — no neighbour behind you, trails at the back gate — is the reason this quiet pocket keeps its value.
See parks & trailsThe two most-asked Hockaday questions are about schools and the river parks. The short version: this is north-Coquitlam / Town Centre SD43 territory, and you have two riverfront parks and a model-raceway park right at the doorstep. Here is the detail.
Hockaday is in the north-Coquitlam / Town Centre area of School District 43. Coquitlam River Elementary — on Pipeline Road by the river — is the closest; catchments shift with enrolment, so always confirm a specific address in the SD43 locator.
Hockaday sits on the Coquitlam River, so the outdoors is right at the property line — two riverfront parks in the pocket itself, plus the RC-car and model-airplane park, and Town Centre’s big amenities five minutes away.
Hockaday reads quiet because it is quiet. It is a small pocket hemmed by the Coquitlam River and its greenbelt on one side and Pipeline Road on the other — a place people drive through only if they live there.
The result is a stable, low-turnover, family-oriented neighbourhood of detached homes on generous flat lots, many backing onto forest. There is little pass-through traffic, no condo towers, and a river-park network you can walk to from most streets. That combination — space, privacy and quiet, five minutes from Town Centre, Lafarge Lake and SkyTrain — is exactly why homes here rarely sit long when they do come up. It is not flashy, and that is the point: Hockaday is the kind of pocket buyers find once and then wait years for the right home to list.
The questions buyers and sellers ask first about this pocket — answered honestly, from 47+ years of watching how Coquitlam actually trades.
Hockaday is a small residential pocket in north Coquitlam, along Pipeline Road north of David Avenue and just west of the Coquitlam River, a short drive from Town Centre. It sits near Town Centre Park and the Coquitlam River greenbelt.
Almost entirely detached homes, many on large flat lots. A number of streets back onto greenbelt or forest for privacy and quiet. It is a stable, low-turnover, family-oriented pocket — see current Coquitlam detached homes for the citywide benchmark.
Hockaday is in the north-Coquitlam / Town Centre area of SD43, with Coquitlam River Elementary and Nestor among the closest catchments, and Douglas College David Lam campus nearby. Catchments shift with enrolment — verify the exact schools for an address in the SD43 locator.
Right in the neighbourhood there are two riverfront parks — Hockaday Park (viewing platform, small sand beach) and Galette Park (walking and hiking trails on the Coquitlam River) — plus Upper Coquitlam River Park (RC-car racetrack and model-airplane fields). It is minutes to Town Centre Park, Lafarge Lake and the City Centre Aquatic Complex. See the Coquitlam parks & trails hub.
For buyers who want detached living on big flat lots with greenbelt privacy while staying about five minutes from Town Centre and SkyTrain, it is a strong under-the-radar choice. It is detached-only and low-turnover, so inventory is thin — be ready to move when the right home lists. The fastest way to get on the early-notice list is a 20-minute strategy call.
Hockaday is the kind of neighbourhood you only understand by having watched Coquitlam grow around it. I have spent 47+ years in this city — I know which streets back the river, how the north-Coquitlam catchments have shifted, and why a flat, greenbelt-backing lot here holds value when the finishings inside a home don’t. That local read is the thing a fly-in agent can’t copy, and it is exactly what a thin-inventory, detached-only pocket rewards.
47+ year Coquitlam resident · Tri-Cities Move-Up Specialist · Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS® · Top 2% Team Member — Royal LePage nationwide · Medallion Club Team Member since 2021 · The MACNABS Team, Royal LePage Elite West · BCFSA #V99960.
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David Catterall · Google ReviewHockaday has no separate published benchmark, so every price figure on this page is the citywide Coquitlam detached number, clearly labelled. The rest is sourced below.
Authored by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960 · The MACNABS Team · Royal LePage Elite West · 47+ year Coquitlam resident. This page is editorial commentary, not legal or tax advice. Always verify current MLS® data and confirm catchments with SD43 before transacting.
The pages most useful if you’re weighing a move in or around Hockaday and north Coquitlam.
Detached-only and low-turnover means the right Hockaday home is worth waiting for — and worth being ready for. Whether you’re buying into the pocket or selling a home here, the next step is the same: a 20-minute call, no pressure, every question answered.
The K–12 catchment ladder
Hockaday sits in the north-Coquitlam / Town Centre area of School District 43. Coquitlam River Elementary — on Pipeline Road right by the river — is the closest, with Nestor and Walton nearby, feeding into Scott Creek Middle and Gleneagle or Pinetree Secondary. Douglas College David Lam campus is minutes away. Catchments shift with enrolment; always confirm a specific address in the SD43 locator.
Verify your exact address
Look up any Hockaday address in SD43’s official school locator.
Type an address → see the specific neighbourhood catchment schools. This is the authoritative source.
On Pipeline Road by the river — the closest elementary to Hockaday.
View school guide →A nearby north-Coquitlam K–5 catchment option for the Hockaday area.
View catchment homes →A Town Centre–area elementary in the wider north-Coquitlam catchment set.
View school guide →The north-Coquitlam grade 6–8 catchment serving much of the Town Centre area.
View catchment homes →A north-Coquitlam grade 9–12 catchment known for its IB and arts programming.
View catchment homes →The Town Centre grade 9–12 catchment, next to Douglas College David Lam.
View catchment homes →Catchments can change. Verify any specific address against the official SD43 school locator before relying on it.
All Coquitlam schools →Continue your research
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