Old Barrhaven Maps 80 Amenities Including 36 Transit Stops and 33 Recreation Sites

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Market summary

Old Barrhaven features 80 mapped amenities. These include 36 transit stops, 33 recreation sites, 5 schools, 4 parks, and 2 childcare facilities.

Central finding

Old Barrhaven's mapped amenities include 36 transit stops, 33 recreation sites, 5 schools, 4 parks, and 2 childcare facilities. Sources: [Barrhaven Public School]

Amenity Inventory and Infrastructure

Old Barrhaven contains 80 mapped amenity points across five distinct categories. The largest groups are 36 transit stops and 33 recreation sites, which form the bulk of the neighbourhood's mapped infrastructure. These counts reflect the total number of points attributed to the area in the source dataset.

The remaining amenities include 5 schools, 4 parks, and 2 childcare facilities. Specific named locations include Barrhaven Public School, Jockvale Elementary School, and John McCrae Secondary School. Parks such as Burnett Park, Larkin Park, Malvern Park, and Mowat Farm Park are also identified within the boundary. Sources: [Barrhaven Public School]

Transit and Recreation Presence

Transit stops represent the most numerous category with 36 mapped points. Named stops include Fable / Malvern, Greenbank / Malvern, and multiple locations along Larkin and Sherway streets. This density of stop points indicates a significant concentration of transit access infrastructure within the Old Barrhaven boundary.

Recreation facilities account for 33 of the 80 total amenity points. Notable named sites include the Larkin Park Ice Rink and Walter Baker Sports Centre. The high count of recreation points suggests a substantial allocation of space for community activities and sports within the neighbourhood. Sources: [Barrhaven Public School]

The strongest counter-case

The local evidence consists solely of static point locations and does not establish service quality, frequency, or buyer demand. Sources: [Barrhaven Public School]

City market context

From the Ottawa market article, 22 September 2026:

Ottawa's August 2026 sales-to-new-listings ratio dropped to 47.3% citywide, with apartments lagging at 43.0%. The 4.3-point gap between segments reveals where buyer leverage is forming before headline prices move. Ottawa's August 2026 sales-to-new-listings ratio fell to 47.3% citywide while apartments recorded 43.0%, a 4.3-point gap that signals weaker absorption in the condo segment even as composite benchmark prices held near flat. This divergence matters because it identifies where buyer leverage is emerging before it shows up in headline price indices.