Homes Near Hawrelak Park

William Hawrelak Park is Edmonton's front lawn: 68 hectares of river valley meadow, picnic groves and a 5-hectare lake at 9330 Groat Road, renamed in 1982 for former mayor William Hawrelak and known to most of the city as the home of the Edmonton Heritage Festival. Four of Edmonton's most established neighbourhoods ring it — Windsor Park on its east edge, Laurier Heights across Groat Road to the west, Glenora to the north and Belgravia to the southeast. Live here and the park is not a destination; it is the view from your street and the route of your morning run.

This is a search people make on purpose. The buyers are University of Alberta academics and hospital professionals, move-up families who have waited for a specific street, and downsizers who refuse to leave the valley. The housing delivers prestige and patience in equal measure: just 186 sales across the four neighbourhoods in the past year — small numbers, printed beside every median on this page, because in these neighbourhoods the count is part of the story.

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The sold figures

Window for every figure: November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026. Source: Paragon MLS® sold data, counted by neighbourhood. The neighbourhoods counted for this page are Windsor Park, Laurier Heights, Glenora and Belgravia. Medians are shown per neighbourhood — a median cannot be averaged across neighbourhoods, so every row below is that neighbourhood's own verified figure, with the sales count printed beside it to keep the numbers honest.

Single-family homes define this market. Windsor Park is the prestige end: 27 single-family sales at a median sold price of $1,143,800 and a median of 20 days on market. Laurier Heights follows with 40 sales — every sale in the neighbourhood — at a median of $945,000 and a brisk 19 days. Glenora's 49 single-family sales median $1,045,000, and Belgravia's 35 median $865,000 with a median of 22 days. Four neighbourhoods, four medians between $865,000 and $1,143,800: this is Edmonton's established top end, and it moves quickly when priced right.

Condos are the quiet way in. Glenora recorded 17 condo sales at a median sold price of $117,500 — older low-rise buildings that are among the most affordable addresses in any prestige neighbourhood in the city — and Belgravia recorded 15 at a median of $380,000 and a median of 34 days on market, mostly townhouse and low-rise stock near the University. Windsor Park (3 sales) and Laurier Heights (0 sales) have effectively no condo market. Individual sales across the four neighbourhoods ran from $91,500 to $2,943,000.

Community highlights

• Hawrelak Park itself — 68 hectares of valley parkland, a 5-hectare lake, picnic sites and boat rentals at 9330 Groat Road.
• The Edmonton Heritage Festival — the park's signature summer weekend, a walk from your door in all four neighbourhoods.
• The river valley trail system connects the park to the University, downtown and the whole valley network.
• Windsor Park and Belgravia sit against the University of Alberta — lectures, libraries, the hospital district and Golden Bears sports.
• Laurier Heights adds the Edmonton Valley Zoo and some of the west end's most loved ravine streets.
• Glenora brings the 124 Street shops and galleries — the west end's main street, at the neighbourhood's edge.

Windsor Park, Laurier Heights, Glenora & Belgravia real estate

Each neighbourhood has a published market dashboard on this site. Windsor Park is the park's east wall — a small grid of estate streets between the park and the University, and the highest median on this page. Laurier Heights faces the park across Groat Road with ranch bungalows, renovated family homes and prestige infill. Glenora is old Edmonton money — ravine lots and character mansions north of the park. Belgravia is the professorial pocket southeast of the park: smaller lots, mature trees, and a village feel wrapped around the University's south edge.

Who buys here? People buying permanence. University and hospital careers anchor demand, families buy the schools and the valley, and owners hold for decades — which is why only 186 sales a year serve four whole neighbourhoods. Resale value is underwritten by fixed supply: the park and the river valley cannot expand, the University is not moving, and every generation of Edmonton buyers rediscovers the same four names.

About living near Hawrelak Park

Day to day, the park sets the calendar: skating and the Silver Skate Festival in winter, picnic season and the Heritage Festival in summer, golden valley colour in the fall. Mornings are trail runs and dog walks before the city wakes; errands run to 124 Street, the University district or the Whyte Avenue shops across the river's south bank neighbourhoods. It is quiet, green and established — the closest thing Edmonton has to a village inside a capital city, with a university attached.

Schools near Hawrelak Park

Families in these neighbourhoods are served by Edmonton Public Schools, with an elementary or K–9 school in each neighbourhood — a core reason these streets hold their value. Confirm any exact address in EPSB's Find a School tool before you buy, as attendance areas can change.

Elementary

• Windsor Park School (Kindergarten to Grade 6, Edmonton Public Schools) — in Windsor Park.
• Belgravia School (Kindergarten to Grade 6, Edmonton Public Schools) — in Belgravia.
• Laurier Heights School (Kindergarten to Grade 9, Edmonton Public Schools) — in Laurier Heights, with French immersion.

Junior high

• Laurier Heights School (Grades 7 to 9, Edmonton Public Schools) — the junior high years of the K–9 school above.
• McKernan School (Edmonton Public Schools) — the junior high anchor for the University-area neighbourhoods, serving the Belgravia side.

Senior high

• Strathcona School and Old Scona Academic (Grades 10 to 12, Edmonton Public Schools) — the senior highs serving the University-area neighbourhoods.
• Ross Sheppard School (Grades 10 to 12, Edmonton Public Schools) — a large senior high just north of the Laurier Heights and Glenora side.

Parks, recreation & community services

Beyond the park itself, the recreation package is the whole river valley: trailheads at every neighbourhood edge, the Emily Murphy and Queen Elizabeth park chain east along the valley, the Edmonton Valley Zoo in Laurier Heights, and the University's pools, rinks and the Saville Centre a short drive south. Community leagues in all four neighbourhoods run halls, rinks and some of the most established programming in the city.

For kids nearby:

• Hawrelak Park's lake, playground and picnic sites — and the Heritage Festival every summer
• Edmonton Valley Zoo, in Laurier Heights
• River valley trails for biking, running and cross-country skiing
• Windsor Park, Belgravia and Laurier Heights playgrounds and community league programs

Getting around

Groat Road is the spine: it climbs from the park to the University in minutes and north to 107 Avenue and the west end. Drivers reach downtown in about 10 minutes and Whyte Avenue in about the same via the valley crossings; Whitemud Drive serves the south. Health Sciences and University LRT stations put Belgravia and Windsor Park on the train line to downtown and the northeast, and bus routes run along 87 Avenue and into the University transit centre. Cyclists get the best of it — the trail network is a genuine commute, not a detour.

Staying near Hawrelak Park

• Campus Tower Suite Hotel — upscale all-suite hotel on the University of Alberta campus, minutes from the park's east edge.
• Metterra Hotel on Whyte — boutique upscale, on Whyte Avenue across the river, a short drive from all four neighbourhoods.

Car rental: this is a drive-to-viewings side of the city — downtown and airport agencies are the practical pickups.

Find your ideal home near Hawrelak Park

With only 186 sales a year across four neighbourhoods, the right Hawrelak Park street is won by preparation, not browsing. Register for home search on bridgerealtygroup.ca to get new listings near Hawrelak Park the day they list, or call Travis Bannert at 780-720-8240 to build your shortlist by neighbourhood and street.

Travis Bannert, Realtor® | Bridge Realty Group, Maxwell Progressive Realty
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Sources for this page

• Sold figures: Paragon MLS® sold data, neighbourhoods listed above, November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026.
• School names and grade levels: Edmonton Public Schools and Edmonton Catholic Schools listings, November 2026. Confirm attendance areas in EPSB's Find a School tool.
• Landmark details: City of Edmonton (edmonton.ca) — William Hawrelak Park location, 68-hectare size, lake and Heritage Festival details, November 2026.
• Hotel tiers reflect each property's market positioning; features are the properties' published amenities as of November 2026.
• Photo: WinterE229 (Winterforce Media), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

What have homes near Hawrelak Park sold for recently?
In the year from November 9, 2025 to November 8, 2026, 186 homes sold across Windsor Park, Laurier Heights, Glenora and Belgravia. Single-family medians: Windsor Park $1,143,800 (27 sales), Glenora $1,045,000 (49 sales), Laurier Heights $945,000 (40 sales) and Belgravia $865,000 (35 sales). Source: Paragon MLS® sold data, counted by neighbourhood.

Which neighbourhoods count as "near Hawrelak Park"?
Windsor Park on the park's east edge, Laurier Heights across Groat Road to the west, Glenora to the north and Belgravia to the southeast — the four established neighbourhoods that ring William Hawrelak Park.

Is there an affordable way into the Hawrelak Park neighbourhoods?
Condos are the entry point: Glenora condos sold at a median of $117,500 in the past year (17 sales) and Belgravia condos at a median of $380,000 (15 sales) — prestige addresses at a fraction of the single-family medians, with the same park and valley at the door.

What is Hawrelak Park?
William Hawrelak Park, at 9330 Groat Road in Edmonton's river valley, is a 68-hectare City of Edmonton park with a 5-hectare lake, picnic sites and boat rentals. Renamed in 1982 for former mayor William Hawrelak, it hosts the Edmonton Heritage Festival each summer.

Do homes sell quickly near Hawrelak Park?
Yes, for this price range: single-family homes sold at a median of 19 days on market in Laurier Heights, 20 days in Windsor Park and 22 days in Belgravia in the past year. Low supply plus fast turnover is why buyers here register for alerts.