Living in Spryfield

Homes in Spryfield

Early postwar subdivisions like Lieblin (Leiblin) Park and Thornhill Park were built mostly with single-family homes between 1955 and 1965, and several recent listings there are detached homes close to 70 years old. From the late 1970s the area added townhouses and apartments on Cowie Hill, row houses in Greystone and apartment complexes near River Road and Green Acres, plus later subdivisions off Williams Lake Road. Recent Spryfield and Leiblin Park listings show municipal water and municipal sewer.

Who Spryfield suits

People who want established neighbourhoods on city services with a wide range of housing, from detached homes to townhouses and apartments, and easy access to lakes, swimming and trails like Long Lake Provincial Park.

Schools near Spryfield

• Central Spryfield ElementaryElementary (Pre-Primary to grade 4, English; Pre-Primary runs at Elizabeth Sutherland), 7 Pinegrove Drive, Halifax
• Chebucto Heights ElementaryElementary (Pre-Primary to grade 5; early French Immersion), 230 Cowie Hill Road, Halifax
• Rockingstone Heights SchoolPre-Primary to grade 8 (English program), 1 Regan Drive, Halifax
• Elizabeth Sutherland SchoolPre-Primary to grade 8 English; grades 5-8 French Immersion, 66 Rockingstone Road, Halifax
• Cunard Junior HighJunior high (grades 5-8, English), 121 Williams Lake Road, Halifax
• J.L. Ilsley HighSenior high (grades 9-12), 138 Sylvia Avenue, Halifax

These schools are in HRCE's J.L. Ilsley family of schools, which was reconfigured in September 2023 (for example, Central Spryfield became Pre-Primary to grade 4 and feeds Cunard Junior High from grade 5). Parts of Spryfield may also be served by John W. MacLeod - Fleming Tower Elementary or Herring Cove Junior High. Confirm the catchment for a specific address with HRCE's School Finder, because boundaries can change.

Parks, lakes and recreation

• Long Lake Provincial Park, about 2,095 hectares with swimming, paddling, hiking and mountain biking; main parking off Dunbrack Street at Cowie Hill Road
• Lakeview Trail, about 5.5 km of multi-use trail on the east side of Long Lake
• Kidston Lake Park, home of the Rocking Stone glacial erratic
• McIntosh Run Community Trail
• Graves-Oakley Memorial Park
• Thornhill Park
• Skate park and playground at the Captain William Spry Community Centre

Shopping, transit and services

• Halifax Transit routes 9A Greystone, 9B Herring Cove and 24 Leiblin Park, plus the 127 Cowie Hill Express
• Captain William Spry Community Centre (16 Sussex Street) with a 25-metre pool and wave pool, fitness centre and meeting rooms
• Captain William Spry Public Library inside the community centre
• Boys & Girls Club of Spryfield and Urban Farm Museum Society community gardens
• Shops and services along Herring Cove Road, including Spryfield Mall

Commute from Spryfield

Herring Cove Road (Route 349) is the main street, and Dunbrack Street (Highway 32, formerly Northwest Arm Drive) connects to St. Margaret's Bay Road and Highway 102. A local real estate guide describes downtown Halifax as about a 20-minute drive from Spryfield.

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