Huron Heights homes for sale beside Fanshawe College

How did Huron Heights grow from farm lots to a college neighbourhood?

Some farm-era buildings survive on the City's heritage register: the designated 1853 Georgian Flower House at 1458 Huron Street, an 1865 Ontario farmhouse at 1511 Clarke Road and The Spinney, from 1860, at 1880 Kilally Road. The London Heritage Council notes that Kilally Road honours Hamilton Hartley Killaly, a Dublin-born engineer who came to Canada in 1835.

Suburban building began around 1960, and Hillcrest Public School opened in 1961. The City's NeighbourGood London site describes mostly post-war bungalows, three-storey walk-ups and larger apartment buildings, with newer detached homes north of Huron Street. Kilally Valley, the early 21st century pocket that follows the river's curve, is part of this planning district too.

What kinds of homes are in Huron Heights?

Population held near 19,500 from 2006, reaching 19,750 in 2016. Of 8,085 occupied homes that year, 50% were single-detached, 4% semi-detached, 14% row houses, 14% apartments under five storeys and 17% in taller buildings, and 56% were owner-occupied.

Street names give away the build phases: Sandford Street, Sorrel Road and Kaladar Drive in the older sections, Cayuga Crescent, Pawnee Road and Aponi Crescent farther north, and Blackmaple Drive, Crosscreek Crescent and Edgevalley Road in the newer streets near the river.

Which schools are in Huron Heights?

Thames Valley District School Board runs Chippewa (1035 Chippewa Drive), Evelyn Harrison (50 Tewksbury Crescent), Hillcrest (1231 Fuller Street) and Lord Elgin (1100 Victoria Drive) public schools, plus Montcalm Secondary School (1350 Highbury Avenue North). The London District Catholic School Board runs St. Anne Catholic School (1366 Huron Street) and John Paul II Catholic Secondary School (1300 Oxford Street East). Conseil scolaire catholique Providence runs École élémentaire catholique Ste-Jeanne-d'Arc at 35 Fallons Lane, and the provincial Robarts School for the Deaf is at 1515 Cheapside Street. Always confirm the assigned school with the board's locator.

Where do Huron Heights families skate, swim and walk?

The Stronach Community Recreation Centre at 1221 Sandford Street has two ice pads, an outdoor pool with a waterslide, five baseball diamonds and a district skateboard park. Northeast Pool at 1050 Victoria Drive is a second outdoor pool, the North London Optimist Community Centre is at 1345 Cheapside Street, and the Beacock branch of the London Public Library is at 1280 Huron Street. The west end of Kilally Road is one of the two main entrances to the Kilally Meadows trails.

What should you check before buying a rental or a townhouse here?

For an investment house, have the zoning checked before counting on an added unit; see investment properties in London. For a condominium townhouse or apartment, read the status certificate. Along Kilally Valley, lots near the river may fall under the UTRCA's Ontario Regulation 41/24 permits. Next door, Carling lies west across Highbury.