Southwest Coquitlam
Coquitlam West, where the station sets the rules
The real estate board's Coquitlam West area is the south-west corner of the city, on the Burnaby border. Listings filed under it include streets such as Clarke Road, North Road, Como Lake Avenue, Whiting Way, Farrow Street and the west end of Austin Avenue, so it takes in Burquitlam and the Coquitlam side of Lougheed.
Two SkyTrain stations, Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre, shape almost everything here. Since 2024 the Province has set minimum building heights around each station by distance, and in May 2026 Coquitlam adopted a plan for the blocks just outside those circles. Before you buy or sell on a street here, find out which rules reach it.
- SkyTrain
- Burquitlam Station, opened December 2, 2016, and Lougheed Town Centre next door in Burnaby
- Neighbourhood plan
- Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan, adopted 2017
- Latest change
- Southwest Shoulders and Corridors plan, adopted May 27, 2026
- Postal codes
- Mostly V3J, with V3K in the south
How a train line redrew these streets
Burquitlam Station opened on December 2, 2016. The next year the City adopted the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan, which puts the tallest buildings next to the two stations and steps down to mid-rise buildings and then townhouses as you move away from them.
In 2024 a provincial law added a second layer. Coquitlam designated the land within 800 metres of eight SkyTrain stations as Transit-Oriented Areas, under Bylaw No. 5393, 2024. Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre are two of them. Inside those areas the Province sets minimum heights and densities that the City must be willing to approve.
The circles cut across existing streets without regard to the older plan, so the City reviewed the land just outside them. Following a public hearing, Council adopted the Southwest Shoulders and Corridors plan on May 27, 2026. It covers the blocks around the Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre stations and along Austin Avenue, keeps some small-scale residential streets as they are, returns townhouses to places the earlier plan had them, and adds a new neighbourhood shopping area near Austin Avenue and Blue Mountain Street.
Distance from the station decides what can be built
The Province's minimums for land in a Transit-Oriented Area around a SkyTrain station. Coquitlam can allow more. It cannot approve a rezoning below these numbers.
| Tier | Distance from the station | Minimum height | Minimum floor area ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Up to 200 metres | 20 storeys | 5.0 |
| Tier 2 | 200 to 400 metres | 12 storeys | 4.0 |
| Tier 3 | 400 to 800 metres | 8 storeys | 3.0 |
Floor area ratio is the total floor area of a building divided by the area of its lot. A designation leaves a lot as it is until someone applies to build and the City approves it.
Coquitlam West homes, by the numbers
Worked out from every active MLS® listing in the board's Coquitlam West area at the time shown. Compare the days listed and the price per square foot with the Coquitlam-wide numbers under them.
houses
- Houses listed
- 78
- Coquitlam-wide: 434
- Median asking price
- $2,250,000
- Coquitlam-wide: $1,799,000
- Median days listed
- 93
- Coquitlam-wide: 58 days
- Median lot size
- 8,418 sq ft
- Coquitlam-wide: 7,543 sq ft
townhomes
- Townhomes listed
- 52
- Coquitlam-wide: 198
- Median asking price
- $1,089,350
- Coquitlam-wide: $1,068,000
- Median days listed
- 59
- Coquitlam-wide: 38 days
- Median strata fee
- $459 a month
- Coquitlam-wide: $406 a month
Find out which rules reach a particular street
- 1
Open the City's Transit-Oriented Areas page and the map for the nearest station. Check whether the lot is inside the 800 metre area, and in which tier.
- 2
If it sits just outside, read the Southwest Shoulders and Corridors material. This is the plan that decides what happens on the blocks next to the circles.
- 3
Look up the lot's current zone. Most single-family lots in Coquitlam moved into the R-1 to R-4 small-scale zones in June 2025.
- 4
Look at the lots on both sides and across the street. On a block here, the most important question is often what the neighbours can build.
- 5
If the sale depends on any of this, ask the City's Development Services to confirm it for the address, and keep their answer in writing.
Coquitlam West homes for sale now
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If you are selling in Coquitlam West
Some buyers here are paying for the house, and some are paying for the land and what the rules allow on it. The second group will look up your tier, your zone and your neighbours before they call you. You should know those answers before you set a price.
If your lot sits inside a Transit-Oriented Area, find out whether a developer is already buying neighbouring lots on your block to build on them together. A developer buying several lots prices your house in a different way from a family buying a place to live.
Questions people ask about Coquitlam West
Is Burquitlam part of Coquitlam West?
For MLS® listings, yes. The real estate board files Burquitlam homes under its Coquitlam West area, together with the Coquitlam side of Lougheed and the west end of Austin Avenue. The City uses the name Burquitlam-Lougheed for its neighbourhood plan.
What is a Transit-Oriented Area in Coquitlam?
Land within 800 metres of a SkyTrain station, designated by the City under Bylaw No. 5393, 2024 because provincial law required it. Inside it the Province sets minimum heights: 20 storeys within 200 metres, 12 storeys from 200 to 400 metres, and 8 storeys from 400 to 800 metres. Coquitlam has eight of these areas, including Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre.
What did the Southwest Shoulders and Corridors plan change?
Adopted on May 27, 2026, it plans the blocks just outside the Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre transit areas and along Austin Avenue. It keeps some small-scale residential streets, puts townhouses back in places the earlier plan had them, and adds a neighbourhood shopping area near Austin Avenue and Blue Mountain Street. The City expects it to add "approximately 2,300 additional homes".
How long are Coquitlam West houses taking to sell?
On September 18, 2026 at 10:33 a.m. PT, the 78 houses listed in the Coquitlam West board area had been listed for a median of 93 days, counted from each listing's contract date. 12 of them were asking less than their first list price.
Sources
Local facts on this page were checked against these sources on September 18, 2026. Listing figures come from active MLS® listings, pulled September 18, 2026 at 10:33 a.m. PT. School catchments, bylaws and project dates change, so confirm them for a specific address.
- City of Coquitlam, Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan
- City of Coquitlam, Transit-Oriented Areas
- Province of British Columbia, Transit-Oriented Areas overview (Bill 47 local government webinar, January 2024, PDF)
- City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam Advances Housing and Infrastructure Planning in Southwest Neighbourhoods (May 29, 2026)
- City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam Adopts Streamlined Interim Official Community Plan (May 1, 2026)
- City of Coquitlam, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing in Coquitlam
Nearby neighbourhoods
Central Coquitlam
Mundy Park, the Poirier recreation complex and streets of older family houses, with new rebuilds appearing between them.
Read the Central Coquitlam guideMaillardville
Coquitlam's first community, founded by French-Canadian mill workers in 1909, with some of the city's oldest houses and lowest-priced townhomes.
Read the Maillardville guideBurke Mountain
The newest part of Coquitlam, still under construction: a village centre, a community centre and a new school are all on the way.
Read the Burke Mountain guide
Selling or buying on a Coquitlam West street?
Send Michael the address. He can check which tier, zone and plan apply to it with you before you set a price or write an offer.