# Northend Amenity Profile: Seven Parks and Five Recreation Facilities Mapped

Northend includes seven parks and five recreation facilities. These mapped points define the local amenity profile without establishing resident usage patterns.

Published 2026-10-11. Evidence snapshot 2026-10-12.

## Key facts and reporting periods

- Median Sale Price: 231400 cad. Property type: All. Scope: Sydney, NS. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://wahi.com/ca/en/housing-market/ns/cape-breton/sydney)
- Sales Volume: 4 count. Property type: All. Scope: Sydney, NS. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://wahi.com/ca/en/housing-market/ns/cape-breton/sydney)
- New Listings: 42 count. Property type: All. Scope: Sydney, NS. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://wahi.com/ca/en/housing-market/ns/cape-breton/sydney)
- Active Listings: 98 count. Property type: All. Scope: Sydney, NS. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://wahi.com/ca/en/housing-market/ns/cape-breton/sydney)
- Days on Market: 50 days. Property type: All. Scope: Sydney, NS. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://wahi.com/ca/en/housing-market/ns/cape-breton/sydney)
- Population: 20219 people. Property type: All. Scope: Sydney, NS. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://wahi.com/ca/en/housing-market/ns/cape-breton/sydney)
- Median Household Income: 88951 cad. Property type: All. Scope: Sydney, NS. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://wahi.com/ca/en/housing-market/ns/cape-breton/sydney)

## Market summary

Northend includes seven parks and five recreation facilities. These mapped points define the local amenity profile without establishing resident usage patterns.

## Central finding

Northend features a dense network of seven parks and five recreation facilities within its mapped boundary. Sources:
[DesBarres Park](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/738064264)

## Park and Recreation Density

Northend contains fourteen mapped amenity points, with seven designated as parks. This concentration includes DesBarres Park, Mariners Park, Louisa Gardens, Sydney Boardwalk Park, Open Hearth Park, Korean War Memorial Park, and Steel Workers Memorial Park. The spatial distribution of these green spaces forms the primary recreational infrastructure for the area.

Five additional points are categorized as recreation facilities, including Centre 200 and Frank Rudderham Family YMCA. One grocery store, Sobeys, and one dog park, Wentworth Dog Park, complete the mapped inventory. These points represent the available physical infrastructure but do not indicate current utilization rates or service quality levels. Sources:
[DesBarres Park](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/738064264)

## The strongest counter-case

The mapped amenity counts do not establish proximity, access, quality, or buyer demand for Northend residents. Sources:
[DesBarres Park](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/738064264)

## City market context

From the Sydney market article, 11 October 2026:

Sydney's housing market shows 98 active listings against 4 sold listings as of October 11, 2026. New listings rose 110 percent year-over-year, intensifying inventory pressure. Sydney's housing market exhibits extreme inventory pressure with 98 active listings against only 4 sold listings as of October 11, 2026.

## Sources

- [DesBarres Park](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/738064264): date unavailable. Scope: neighbourhood.

Prepared by Aurynge with AI-assisted research and writing. See /methodology for the evidence and publication policy.