
North Vancouver neighbourhood guide
Queensbury, North Vancouver: Homes for Sale, Prices, Schools and Daily Life in Moodyville
Queensbury is the MLS® area on the slope east of Lower Lonsdale, in the City of North Vancouver. Older detached houses stand on the upper streets, and new townhouses and duplex homes stand on and near East 3rd Street, in the part the City calls Moodyville, after the sawmill town that stood on the shore below from the 1860s. It suits a buyer who wants a new home near the R2 bus and Moodyville Park, and who accepts an industrial port at the bottom of the hill.
For sale now
9
houses, townhouses, duplexes
Asking prices
$1.25M to $5.92M
Middle asking price
$1.60M
North Vancouver detached benchmark
$2.04M
September 2026, GVR
Photo: UBC Library, photographer unknown, 1875, through Wikimedia Commons, No known copyright restrictions
Queensbury is in the City of North Vancouver. The BC government's municipal boundary data places the centre of the area and seven other points we tested inside the City, and the City's own Moodyville zoning covers East 3rd Street here. On October 11, 2026, more than half of the listings left the municipality line blank, a third said only "North Vancouver", and a listing named the City of Vancouver, which is a separate city across the inlet. Read the municipality on the property tax notice for each home.
What Queensbury is like
Queensbury covers a slope that faces south over Burrard Inlet. Queensbury Avenue runs up the middle, and the numbered streets cross it from west to east. Natural Resources Canada's elevation data gives 59 metres above sea level for Queensbury Avenue at East 3rd Street and 94 metres at East Keith Road, five blocks north. The Low Level Road, beside the rail tracks under Moodyville Park, is at 19 metres.
The lower streets are the part the City of North Vancouver calls Moodyville. The City's design guidelines for it describe quiet streets with views of the inlet and the Vancouver skyline between the buildings, above a port where grain elevators are the largest structures in sight. On October 11, 2026, two thirds of the listing descriptions here mentioned a view.
In our view, Queensbury suits two kinds of buyer. The first wants a new townhouse or duplex home a short bus ride from Lonsdale Quay. The second wants an older house on its own lot inside the City. In our experience, trains and ship loading can be heard on the lower streets at night, so both should visit after dark before they make an offer.
Live from the MLS® system
Homes for sale in Queensbury
9 houses, townhouses and duplex homes are listed for sale in Queensbury today, checked against the MLS® system within the last hour. Condos and apartments are not shown on this page.
Prices
What a home in Queensbury costs
Two kinds of numbers, kept apart. The dots are asking prices of the homes listed in Queensbury today, counted on this page. The cards are Greater Vancouver REALTORS benchmark prices for all of North Vancouver, which describe a typical home sold anywhere in North Vancouver.
Asking prices today
Each dot is one home for sale. The dark line marks the middle price.
Detached house
$2,042,000
- One year
- down 6.2%
- Ten years
- up 18.7%
North Vancouver benchmark, Greater Vancouver REALTORS, September 2026
Townhouse
$1,230,400
- One year
- down 4.9%
- Ten years
- up 43.2%
North Vancouver benchmark, Greater Vancouver REALTORS, September 2026
All home types
$1,290,400
- One year
- down 3.9%
- Ten years
- up 16.9%
North Vancouver benchmark, Greater Vancouver REALTORS, September 2026
What the homes are like
This page counts houses, townhouses and duplex homes, and leaves out the condo apartments that are also for sale in Queensbury. On October 11, 2026, two thirds of the homes it counted were detached houses, 22% were townhouses and 11% were duplex homes. Only a few homes were listed that day, so a single new listing can change these shares. The streets with homes listed were East 3rd, East 4th and East 6th Streets and East Keith Road.
The homes are in two age groups. One third of those listed that day were built before 1960 and one third in the 2020s, with 22% from the 2010s and the rest from the 1990s. The middle house dated from the early 1970s, had three or four bedrooms and more than 2,600 square feet of floor space, and stood on a lot of 6,800 square feet. Among the houses, one third stated an unauthorized suite, one third stated no suite, 17% stated a legal suite and the rest left the line blank.
The townhouses and duplex homes are new. The middle build year was 2020 for the townhouses and 2022 for the duplex homes. The middle townhouse had two or three bedrooms and more than 1,400 square feet. The middle duplex home had four bedrooms and more than 2,600 square feet. The City's Moodyville guidelines also introduced the lock-off unit, a small set of rooms inside a home with its own entrance. Ask whether a townhouse has one.
A new townhouse or duplex home is usually sold as a strata lot. You hold title to your own home, and in most cases you share the land and the outside of the buildings with the other owners through a strata corporation, which collects monthly fees, insures the buildings and repairs the shared parts. A duplex is a strata of two. Under the standard bylaws in BC's Strata Property Act, a strata with fewer than four lots puts every owner on its council unless it has filed different bylaws. You and one neighbour would then decide the budget and the repairs together.
When the homes were built
Year built of the 9 listings that state it.
- Before 19603
- 1990s1
- 2010s2
- 2020 and later3
Bedrooms
Bedrooms in the 9 listings that state it.
- 1 or 22
- 33
- 42
- 6 or more2
Suites: of the 5 houses for sale whose listing states it, 1 list a legal or licensed suite, 2 list a suite the municipality has not approved, and 2 list none. The rest leave the field blank.
The homes listed today have been on the market for 34 days at the middle, counted from each listing date to today. That is how long they have waited so far, which is a different number from how long homes take to sell.
Queensbury on the map
- Home for sale
- Public school
- Park
History
From the Moodyville sawmill to new townhouses
The City's 2017 plan for Moodyville Park records that the area lies within the traditional territories of the Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations, whose settlements stood along the shore of Burrard Inlet. The sawmill came in the 1860s. The Museum of North Vancouver (MONOVA) says T. W. Graham and George Scrimgeour claimed 480 acres of Crown land in 1863 and set up Pioneer Mills, the first sawmill on the site. Sewell Prescott Moody and two partners bought the failing business in January 1865.
Moody rebuilt the mill after a fire, and by the early 1870s the business was called the Moodyville Sawmill Company. MONOVA calls Moodyville "the first significant non-Native settlement on Burrard Inlet" and credits it with the region's first wedding, school and electric lights. The park plan says people of many nationalities lived there and local First Nations people were a large part of the workforce. Moody drowned on November 4, 1875, when the steamship Pacific sank after leaving Victoria.
By the early 1890s, MONOVA says, heavy logging and a worldwide depression had used up the trees and the profits. The mill closed in 1901, and the City of North Vancouver absorbed the site over time. The shore is now port land. Up the slope, the City's guidelines date the single-family houses east of St. Davids Avenue to the 1950s.
The new homes follow a City decision. The 2014 Official Community Plan named Moodyville as a neighbourhood for growth, and after a public hearing on May 9, 2016, the blocks along East 3rd Street were rezoned for row houses, townhouses and apartment buildings of up to four storeys. The City's project page put the number of new homes at 1,500, as a rounded figure. No source we read explains the name Queensbury, which the area shares with its main avenue.
Daily life
Daily life in Queensbury
Shops are few inside Queensbury. OpenStreetMap shows one short row on Queensbury Avenue between East 7th Street and East Keith Road, with a convenience shop, a butcher, a hairdresser, a cafe and two restaurants. The City has set aside the north side of East 3rd Street at St. Davids Avenue as a neighbourhood centre, where its guidelines call for shops on the ground floor of new buildings.
For a full grocery trip, the nearest supermarket on the map is on Brooksbank Avenue, in the Park and Tilford shopping centre to the east. Lower Lonsdale, the next area to the west, has several more food stores. The map on this page shows the closest community centre and library and gives the distance to Lions Gate Hospital.
Some homes in Moodyville are heated by Lonsdale Energy, a utility that the City owns. The City says more than 25% of residents in Lower Lonsdale, Central Lonsdale, Moodyville and Marine Harbourside are its customers. A home on the system pays Lonsdale Energy for heat, so ask the seller for the last twelve bills.
Grocery stores
Nearest: Save-On-Foods, 1.1 km away.
Cafes
- S'wich Cafe350 m
- Delany's Coffee Co700 m
- Goldie's960 m
Libraries and rec centres
Nearest: North Shore Neighbourhood House, 1.2 km away.
How far it is
- Downtown Vancouver (Waterfront Station)4.7 km
- Lonsdale Quay and the SeaBus1.9 km
- Lions Gate Hospital1.5 km
- Park Royal shopping centre6.2 km
Places from OpenStreetMap, read October 10, 2026. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of the area, so the trip by road is longer.
Outdoors
Moodyville Park, the Spirit Trail and the small parks
Moodyville Park lies below East 3rd Street, with an entrance at Queensbury Avenue. It covered more than four hectares when the City wrote its plan for the park in July 2017. The plan set out a sports court, an open lawn, a picnic area, washrooms, playgrounds and a beginner pump track, which is a track for practising bike skills. OpenStreetMap shows a playground, a pump track, a basketball court, a table tennis table and public toilets there today. The south side of the park is steep forest.
The North Shore Spirit Trail, a path for walking and cycling, crosses the park. From St. Davids Avenue a side route for walkers only, the Ravine Connector, goes through the ravine on stairs, a bridge and a suspension bridge, and the City notes that it does not suit wheelchairs. East of the park, the 3rd Street Overpass carries the main trail on to Heywood Street. The Low Level Road project built this part of the trail, with crossings over two creeks in the park, and the City announced it complete on March 19, 2015.
Two small parks are close to the centre of the area on the map: Chief Dan George Park, where OpenStreetMap shows a playground, and High Place Park. The closest beach on the map is Ambleside, in West Vancouver.
Schools
Schools near Queensbury
Queensbury is in the North Vancouver School District. The nearest public elementary school on the map is Ridgeway Elementary on East 8th Street, followed by Brooksbank Elementary on East 13th Street. Sutherland Secondary, on Sutherland Avenue, is the nearest public high school. The district's list of feeder schools groups Brooksbank, Eastview, Queensbury, Ridgeway and Cloverley elementary schools with Sutherland.
Two of those names need a note. Queensbury Elementary shares the area's name and stands outside it, at 2020 Moody Avenue, which the province's school data places more than 2 kilometres from the centre of this area. Cloverley Elementary is new. A provincial news release of September 11, 2026 lists it among the new schools opening for the school year, with 585 seats and 92 licensed child care spaces. OpenStreetMap places the school site less than 600 metres east of the centre of this area. The province's school list, which fills the table on this page, did not include it on October 11, 2026.
None of the four nearest public elementary schools shows a French immersion program in the province's data. Ask the district which French immersion school takes children from your address. The nearest independent schools on the map are St. Alcuin College on St. Georges Avenue and North Star Montessori Elementary on East Keith Road. With a new school close by, enter each address in the district's school locator before you write an offer.
| School | Type | French programs | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
Ridgeway Elementary 420 8th St E, North Vancouver, BC | Public, elementary | None listed | 750 m |
Brooksbank Elementary 980 13th St E, North Vancouver, BC | Public, elementary | None listed | 1.4 km |
Queen Mary Community Elementary 230 Keith Rd W, North Vancouver, BC | Public, elementary | None listed | 1.9 km |
Lynnmour Elementary School 800 Forsman Ave, North Vancouver, BC | Public, elementary | None listed | 2.0 km |
Sutherland Secondary 1860 Sutherland Ave, North Vancouver, BC | Public, secondary | None listed | 1.9 km |
Carson Graham Secondary 2145 Jones Ave, North Vancouver, BC | Public, secondary | None listed | 2.9 km |
St. Alcuin College for the Liberal Arts 200-1046 St. Georges Ave, North Vancouver, BC | Independent, elementary-secondary | None listed | 1.3 km |
North Star Montessori Elementary School 1325 Keith Rd E, North Vancouver, BC | Independent, elementary | None listed | 1.5 km |
St. Edmund's 535 Mahon Ave, North Vancouver, BC | Independent, elementary | None listed | 2.1 km |
St. Thomas Aquinas 541 Keith Rd W, North Vancouver, BC | Independent, secondary | None listed | 2.4 km |
Your address decides your assigned school, which can differ from the closest one. Check any address with the North Vancouver School District school locator. School list from the BC Ministry of Education, updated October 8, 2026.
Getting around
Getting around
East 3rd Street is the main road and the main bus street. The R2 RapidBus runs along it between Park Royal and Phibbs Exchange, and its nearest stop is at Ridgeway Avenue. TransLink's schedule for September 7, 2026 to January 3, 2027 gives weekday R2 buses that leave that stop between 7 and 9 a.m. 5 to 6 minutes to Lonsdale Quay, where the SeaBus leaves for downtown Vancouver, 18 to 23 minutes to Park Royal and 9 to 10 minutes to Phibbs Exchange. In those two hours, no gap between buses toward Lonsdale Quay is longer than 7 minutes. The first weekday R2 toward the Quay passes the stop at 5:14 a.m. and the last at 1:43 a.m.
Three other routes stop in the area, and the table on this page counts the weekday trips on each. The 228 uses Queensbury Avenue itself and takes 7 to 8 minutes from East 3rd Street to Lonsdale Quay in the same schedule. On East Keith Road, the 232 reaches Phibbs Exchange in 9 minutes and Grouse Mountain in 27 to 31 minutes, and the 255 reaches Capilano University in 9 to 10 minutes from Sutherland Avenue.
By car, East 3rd Street leads west to Lower Lonsdale and east along Cotton Road to Main Street and the Second Narrows (Ironworkers Memorial) Bridge. The 2015 project moved and raised the Low Level Road, which runs beside the rail line, between St. Georges Avenue and East 3rd Street, made room for two more rail tracks and removed three places where the road crossed the tracks at the same level. Cyclists going north have a climb of 35 metres on Queensbury Avenue between East 3rd Street and East Keith Road.
Routes that stop in Queensbury
Trips on a regular weekday that stop at one of the 17 stops inside the area, from TransLink's published schedule valid to January 3, 2027.
- R2Marine-Willingdon283 trips
- 228Grand Blvd106 trips
- 255Dundarave/Capilano University100 trips
- 232Grouse Mountain/Phibbs Exchange69 trips
Before you buy
Things to check in Queensbury
The port, the trains and the lights
Queensbury is on the slope above an industrial port. The City's guidelines call grain elevators and other port buildings the largest structures in view, and its Low Level Road page names train noise and noise from port work among the problems the 2015 project set out to reduce. In our experience, trains, ship loading and terminal lights are still noticed on the lower streets at night. Visit after dark on a weekday and open a bedroom window before you make an offer.
Energy and sound in new buildings
To build at full size under the Moodyville zoning, the City required a new building to meet one of two named standards: Passive House, or LEED Gold with extra energy targets and a commitment to a plan that reduces noise. Ask the seller which one the building met.
More building to come
The City's page for Moodyville put the number of new homes at 1,500, as a rounded figure. On December 8, 2025, council also adopted a Ground Oriented Zone, and a lot in that zone may hold up to 4 homes, or up to 6 in central areas. Ask the City what is allowed on the lots next to any home you like.
A strata of two, three or four homes
A strata with four or fewer lots is exempt from the depreciation report, the 30-year repair plan that a larger strata in BC must get every five years. In a duplex or a small group of townhouses, ask the owners for the insurance policy, the amount saved for repairs and the age of the roof.
Heat from Lonsdale Energy
Lonsdale Energy is owned by the City and heats buildings in Moodyville and three other neighbourhoods. Ask whether the home is on its system, ask the seller for a year of bills, and ask the strata whether the monthly fee covers any part of the heat.
Suites in older houses
The City legalized secondary suites in all single-family houses in 1993. Its page allows one suite on a single-family lot, which may be combined with a coach house, and only when the owner lives on the property. It adds that lots in the new Ground Oriented Zone follow that zone's rules. On October 11, 2026, a third of house listings here stated an unauthorized suite. Ask the City for the permit record, and book a full inspection for any house built before 1960.
Buying
Buying a home in Queensbury
Decide first between an older house and a new strata home. With a house, you buy the land and a building that may need work. With a townhouse or a duplex home, you buy a building finished in the last few years and a share in a small strata. The price dots on this page show today's asking prices for each type.
For a strata home, ask for the bylaws, the budget, the insurance policy and the meeting minutes, and ask who supplies the heat. For a house with a suite, ask the City what its records show, and ask a mortgage broker whether the lender will count the rent. For any home on the lower streets, come back at night and listen from the bedrooms.
Gary Paul helps buyers across North Vancouver. Send the form on this page with your budget, the number of bedrooms you need and whether you prefer a house or a strata home, and he will reply with the Queensbury homes that match and set up showings.
Selling
Selling a home in Queensbury
In our experience, a buyer who visits a Queensbury home has also seen the new townhouses along East 3rd Street and the homes of Lower Lonsdale. The cards on this page show what is for sale here today and the range of asking prices.
If you own an older house, ask the City whether the lot is in the Ground Oriented Zone adopted on December 8, 2025, and whether 4 or 6 homes are allowed on it. In our experience, some buyers value an older house by what the lot allows, so get the answer in writing before you list. Gather the permit records for any suite as well.
If you own a townhouse or a duplex home, collect the strata's bylaws, budget, insurance policy and minutes and a year of heating bills. Sold prices stay off public pages such as this one under real estate board rules. Gary Paul can show you recent Queensbury sales in a private price review. Ask for one with the form on this page.
Houses listed
6
$1.25M to $5.92M
Townhouses listed
2
$1.40M to $1.44M
Duplex homes listed
1
$2.30M to $2.30M
Our view
Who buys in Queensbury
In our experience, the largest group is couples and young families who work downtown or on the North Shore and want a new three bedroom home near the R2 bus and the SeaBus. Many of them compared a Lower Lonsdale condo with a Moodyville townhouse and chose the townhouse for its own front door on the street.
A second group, in our experience, is two generations of one family who buy a duplex home or a house with a suite so that parents and grown children live at one address. A third group buys an older house for the lot and the view.
Queensbury and the areas next to it
Homes listed for sale today, counted on this page.
| Area | For sale | Middle asking price | Houses, middle price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury | 9 | $1.60M | $2.17M |
| Lower Lonsdale | 51 | $1.45M | $998K |
| Calverhall | 8 | $2.45M | $2.45M |
| Boulevard | 8 | $3.33M | $3.33M |
| Central Lonsdale | 52 | $1.80M | $2.58M |
| Lynnmour | 21 | $1.27M | $2.00M |
Questions about Queensbury
Is Queensbury in the City or the District of North Vancouver?
Queensbury is in the City of North Vancouver. The BC government's municipal boundary data places the area's centre inside the City, and the City's Moodyville zoning applies along East 3rd Street. Many listings leave the municipality line blank, so check the property tax notice.
Are Queensbury and Moodyville the same place?
They overlap. Queensbury is the MLS® area name used on listings. Moodyville is the City's name for the lower streets along East 3rd Street. It comes from the sawmill town on the shore below, which the Museum of North Vancouver dates from a first mill in 1863 to the mill's closing in 1901.
What types of homes are for sale in Queensbury?
On October 11, 2026, two thirds of the homes this page counted were detached houses, 22% were townhouses and 11% were duplex homes. A third were built before 1960 and a third in the 2020s. Condos are also sold here, and this page leaves them out.
How much does a townhouse or a house in Queensbury cost?
The price dots on this page mark the asking price of every house, townhouse and duplex home listed in Queensbury today. Beside them, the page gives the latest monthly benchmark prices that Greater Vancouver REALTORS publishes for all of North Vancouver.
Which schools serve Queensbury?
Ridgeway Elementary and Sutherland Secondary are the nearest public schools on the map. The North Vancouver School District groups Ridgeway, Brooksbank, Eastview, Queensbury and the new Cloverley Elementary with Sutherland. Enter the address in the district's school locator.
Is Queensbury Elementary in the Queensbury area?
No. Queensbury Elementary is at 2020 Moody Avenue, which the province's school data places more than 2 kilometres from the centre of this area. The nearest public elementary school on the map is Ridgeway Elementary, on East 8th Street.
How long is the bus ride from Queensbury to Lonsdale Quay?
TransLink's schedule for September 7, 2026 to January 3, 2027 gives the R2 RapidBus 5 to 6 minutes from East 3rd Street at Ridgeway Avenue to Lonsdale Quay on weekdays between 7 and 9 a.m. The SeaBus to downtown Vancouver leaves from the Quay.
Can you hear the port and the trains in Queensbury?
In our experience, yes, on the lower streets, and more at night. The City's Low Level Road page lists train noise and noise from port work among the problems its 2015 road project set out to reduce. Visit after dark before you make an offer.
What should I check before buying a duplex home in Queensbury?
A duplex is usually a strata of two owners. A strata of four or fewer lots is exempt from the depreciation report, and under BC's standard bylaws both owners sit on the council. Ask for the insurance policy, the repair savings and the age of the roof.
Do Queensbury houses have suites?
Some do. On October 11, 2026, a third of house listings stated an unauthorized suite and 17% stated a legal suite. The City legalized suites in single-family houses in 1993 and allows one only where the owner lives on the property. Ask the City for the permit record.
Is Queensbury good for families?
In our view, yes, for a family that is happy with a townhouse or duplex home and a small yard. Moodyville Park, two small parks and a new elementary school are close. The drawbacks are few shops inside the area, a hill and the port below.
How do I find out what my Queensbury home is worth?
Use the form on this page to ask for a price review. Gary Paul will compare your home with recent Queensbury sales and with the homes listed now, and explain a list price to you in private.
Who should I talk to about buying or selling in Queensbury?
Talk to Gary Paul, REALTOR®, Personal Real Estate Corporation, with Grand Central Realty. He handles North Vancouver purchases and sales for MultiLiving. Reach him through the form on this page or by phone at 778-828-7476.
Sources
Written content checked October 11, 2026. Listing numbers counted from the MLS® system on October 12, 2026.
- Moodyville Area (rezoning, new homes, energy standards and Lonsdale Energy), City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Moodyville, East 3rd Street Area: Development Permit Area Guidelines, City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Moodyville Park Master Plan (July 11, 2017), City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Moodyville: Legend and Legacy. Moodyville Sawmill Co., MONOVA: Museum and Archives of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Moodyville: Legend and Legacy. Introduction, MONOVA: Museum and Archives of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Low Level Road Project, City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- North Shore Spirit Trail (route through Moodyville Park), City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Marine-Main R2 RapidBus Upgrades, City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- TransLink schedule data (GTFS), in effect September 7, 2026 to January 3, 2027, TransLink. Read October 11, 2026.
- Municipalities: Legally Defined Administrative Areas of BC (boundary data), Government of British Columbia, through the BC Data Catalogue. Read October 11, 2026.
- Elevation service, Canadian Digital Elevation Model (heights at street corners), Natural Resources Canada. Read October 11, 2026.
- Families of Schools (feeder schools), North Vancouver School District. Read October 11, 2026.
- 23 new, improved schools opening in B.C., including one in North Vancouver (news release, September 11, 2026), Government of British Columbia. Read October 11, 2026.
- Secondary Suites, City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Ground Oriented Housing (Ground Oriented Zone), City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Lonsdale Energy, City of North Vancouver. Read October 11, 2026.
- Strata depreciation report requirements, Government of British Columbia. Read October 11, 2026.
- Strata Property Act, Schedule of Standard Bylaws (bylaw 9, council size), BC Laws. Read October 11, 2026.
- MLS® Home Price Index, September 2026 stats package, Greater Vancouver REALTORS. Read October 9, 2026.
- K-12 school locations (school names, addresses and programs), BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, through the BC Data Catalogue. Read October 9, 2026.
- Places, parks and shops, OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License). Read October 9, 2026.
- Bus, SeaBus and train schedules (GTFS feed 26SEP_20261009), TransLink. Read October 9, 2026.
General information only. The prices, benchmarks, strata rules, tax and fee figures, lease terms, permit rules and school details on this page are based on the sources and dates listed above. They are not financial, mortgage, tax or legal advice, and not a guarantee of any outcome. Prices, tax rates, fees, municipal rules and school catchments change. Before you buy or sell, confirm each one with its source and speak with a licensed REALTOR®, a mortgage broker and a real estate lawyer.








