Northglen (Oshawa)

Around the Neighbourhood

Cultural landmarks: the Oshawa Creek ravine that runs through the neighbourhood, and the nearby Ontario Tech University and Durham College campuses just to the north.

Hot local spots: everyday shopping is a short drive to the retail along Simcoe Street North and Taunton Road. 

Parks & green space: Cedar Valley Conservation Area and its trails along the Oshawa Creek, plus neighbourhood parks including Brookside Park and Northglen Neighbourhood Park, which has a splash pad, playgrounds, a soccer field and basketball courts.

Your Typical Neighbour

Northglen skews toward settled families and longtime owners who value the quiet and the ravine setting, with less rental turnover than the neighbourhoods right beside the campuses. Oshawa is Durham’s largest city, home to roughly 175,000 people as of the 2021 census, with a median household income of about $86,000. Community-level figures for Northglen are not published separately, so these are municipality-wide numbers.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, Oshawa (City)

What We Love

The setting is the draw. The Oshawa Creek ravine and Cedar Valley Conservation Area give the neighbourhood genuine green space and a quiet, tucked-away feel, and homes that back onto the creek get an outlook you can’t manufacture. It’s close to the universities and the north-end shopping without the student churn, and the family streets are calm and settled. Northglen Neighbourhood Park, with its splash pad and courts, is a solid everyday amenity.

What We Don't

It’s a small, low-volume market, so there simply aren’t many homes for sale at any given time… patience and quick decisions both matter here. Prices sit at the higher end of north Oshawa, so it’s not the value play that Centennial or Vanier are. And, like the rest of the north end, you’re committing to a car and a real drive to the GO train and downtown.

Real Estate

Northglen is mostly detached homes, with the most sought-after backing onto the Oshawa Creek ravine and conservation lands. It’s a quieter, higher-end north Oshawa pocket that appeals to families who prioritize green space and calm over new construction. Because turnover is low, well-priced homes here can move quickly, and the ravine lots command a premium. New to the market? Start with our First-Time Buyer guide.

(Current prices and days on market appear in the live statistics block below, updated quarterly.)

Transit

Northglen is car country. The nearest GO service is Oshawa GO on the Lakeshore East line, about a 12-to-18-minute drive south at 915 Bloor Street West, running roughly an hour to Union. Durham Region Transit and GO buses serve the nearby university campuses, and Highway 407 across the north plus the 401 to the south handle the drives.

Schools

Northglen is served by the Durham District School Board and the Durham Catholic District School Board. Public options in and around the community include Glen Street Public School and Coronation Public School, both K-8, with a new Catholic elementary school planned for north Oshawa. For school rankings and Fraser Institute scores, see our interactive Durham Region School Map.