Hammonds Plains real estate

Hammonds Plains, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

Kingswood and Kingswood North

Kingswood is one of the best known subdivisions in Hammonds Plains, with single-family homes from the 1990s onward, many on lots of an acre or more. Most of Kingswood is on municipal water with private septic systems, and it has several lakes used for boating and swimming, plus walking trails. Kingswood Elementary sits inside the subdivision on Vrege Court, and the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area lies beside it.

Glen Arbour

Glen Arbour is a golf community built around Glen Arbour Golf Course, with larger detached homes, many from around 2000 onward, on lots that can run over an acre. Homes here are generally on drilled wells and septic systems, set among mature trees. Residents can use the championship course and the Deerfield Par 3 course.

Voyageur Lakes

Voyageur Lakes is a newer subdivision off Hammonds Plains Road, with homes along Voyageur Way and nearby streets built mostly in the 2010s, including lakefront lots. Homes are typically on drilled wells and septic systems. It is a few minutes from Kingswood and Bedford.

Highland Park

Highland Park is an established subdivision split in two by Hammonds Plains Road, with about 200 homes on the west side alone. Lots are often an acre or more, with drilled wells and septic systems, and the area has seen some newer construction as well. Older parts were built under earlier provincial standards that did not require a second road access.

Hammonds Plains Road and other subdivisions

The main road itself has older homes, acreages and small businesses, reflecting a village that dates to the late 1700s and was once known for its cooper shops and sawmills. Other subdivisions in the area include Blue Mountain Estates, Cedarwood, Maplewood, Perry Pond, Uplands Park and White Hills. Many homes in the community sit on large lots without municipal services.

Upper Hammonds Plains and Pockwock Road

Upper Hammonds Plains, along Pockwock Road, is a historic Black Nova Scotian community founded in 1815 by about 500 Black Refugees from the War of 1812. It is home to Emmanuel Baptist Church, whose building dates to 1845, and to the former fire hall of what is described as Canada's first all-Black volunteer fire department, now being converted by the community into the Elizabeth Mantley Youth Recreation Centre. Pockwock Lake, to the north, is the main water supply for Halifax, and the area includes rural homes and larger parcels of land.

Statistics Canada counted 1,819 people in 2021 in the settled area along Hammonds Plains Road, down from 1,859 in 2016. That figure covers only the main road corridor, not the whole community or its subdivisions (source: Wikipedia, citing the 2021 census). Neighbouring Upper Hammonds Plains had about 1,840 residents in 2011.

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Schools in Hammonds Plains

• Hammonds Plains Consolidated ElementaryPre-Primary to Grade 5 (English and Early French Immersion), 2180 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains · West Bedford
• Kingswood ElementaryPre-Primary to Grade 6 (English and Early French Immersion), 34 Vrege Court, Hammonds Plains · West Bedford
• Madeline Symonds Middle SchoolGrades 6 to 9 (English, Early and Late French Immersion), 290 White Hills Run, Hammonds Plains · West Bedford

These are schools located in Hammonds Plains, not confirmed catchments; all three belong to HRCE's West Bedford family of schools, whose high school, West Bedford High, is at 50 Broad Street in Bedford. School boundaries can change, so check any address with the HRCE School Finder before making a decision.

Parks, lakes and recreation

• Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area: 1,782 hectares of protected land beside Kingswood, used for paddling, fishing, hiking and winter activities on informal, unmanaged trails
• Glen Arbour Golf Course, 40 Clubhouse Lane: championship course with a clubhouse and restaurant, plus the Deerfield Par 3 course for beginners and juniors
• Kingswood's lakes and walking trails, used by residents for boating and swimming
• Pockwock Lake: the protected main drinking water supply for Halifax, with Halifax Water's treatment plant in Upper Hammonds Plains
• Hatfield Farm: petting zoo and horseback riding
• Atlantic Splash Adventure water park, a summer attraction in the community
• Elizabeth Mantley Youth Recreation Centre (in progress): the former Upper Hammonds Plains fire hall on Pockwock Road, being converted by the community into a youth recreation and cultural arts centre

Getting around from Hammonds Plains

Hammonds Plains Road (Route 213) is the main route, running east to the Bedford Highway in Bedford and west to St. Margaret's Bay Road in Upper Tantallon. Highway 102 is reached at Exit 3 near the Bedford end, and Highway 103 at Exit 5 near Stillwater Lake at the western end. Outside rush hour, the drive from Kingswood to downtown Halifax is often under 30 minutes, though it varies by subdivision and traffic. Transit along Hammonds Plains Road is limited, so most residents drive; check current Halifax Transit routes before relying on the bus.

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