Britannia

At a glance

A waterfront neighbourhood on the Ottawa River at the west end of the Greenbelt. High-rise and low-rise apartments sit near Britannia Beach, Mud Lake and the riverside pathway, and most households rent.

Median home value

$400K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

8,660

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,740 at the 2021 census

Households renting

71%

city 36%

Households in condos

17%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $400K in the 2021 census, 35% below the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 71% of households rent, well above the 36% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
• Only 11% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide.
• 23% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,262, and about 32% of households spent 30% or more of their income on housing in 2021.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,740 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,740 at the 2021 census.

Daily errands on foot¹

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Ottawa.

Supermarkets

2

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

4

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

9

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

39

city median 34

Upfront closing costs²

Ontario charges a tiered land transfer tax, up to 2.5% on the part of a home over $2 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the 2021 census home-value estimate, and today's prices are higher, so the real bill will be larger.

Ontario land transfer tax

$4,480

on $400K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Britannia sits in CMHC's Westboro S/Hampton Pk/Britannia survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,216

−$116 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,407

−$186 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,667

−$249 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,984

−$106 vs metro average

How it's changing

Ottawa doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety⁴

Reported incidents in 2025 (the latest full year Ottawa Police publish by location), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 105 Ottawa neighbourhoods.

Reported crime

18.7

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

13.3

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

5.4

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 2.4× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 18.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 39% of the total. 29% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2021: 145 reported incidents in 2025 versus 173 in 2021.
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year